Apiru Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Apiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Apiru (10) may also be a first name.

Apiru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Apiru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Apiru is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Apiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apiru is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Apiru are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Apiru is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 62 percent live, Arua District, where 8 percent live and Kabarole District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Japan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apirus910/
Aphirup837/
Aphirut832/
Apiroup831/
Aispiru831/
Opiru801,085/
Apuru80458/
Epiru80396/
Aperu80202/
Aphairut773/
Gaipuiru771/
Epieru7379/
Aipuru7320/
Aepuru7319/
Aperau7314/
Oupiru7311/
Appuru7310/
Aperou739/
Apuruu734/
Apergu734/
Ospiru734/
Hapuru733/
Gaperu733/
Eapuru733/
Apuuru732/
Apurui731/
Aiperu731/
Opirui731/
Apuruh731/
Apfuru731/
Aspirault7159/
Asperud6784/
Asperup6719/
Ophioru6716/
Haipuru675/
Apetrus671/
Aprehou671/
Ophiruz671/
Apperud671/
Haperud670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apiru
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