Apiu Surname

140,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Apiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Apiu (1,634) may also be a first name.

Apiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apiu occurs in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,627th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,296,737 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Apiu live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Apiu is also the 190,791st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,634 people.

The surname is most common in Sudan, where it is carried by 3,080 people, or 1 in 12,179. Barring Sudan it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apiou89831/
Apieu89126/
Aupiu8945/
Apius8910/
Apiju894/
Apiut892/
Appiu891/
Apiuh891/
Adpiu891/
Hapiu891/
Appius8067/
Appiou8013/
Aspius8011/
Apiaou8011/
Hapiju804/
Apieyu802/
Aphiud801/
Aypiua801/
Aipiou801/
Epiu75610/
Opiu757/
Hapijus731/
Habpoiu731/
Appoius731/
Epieu67158/
Hapău67133/
Apeau6718/
Apoju677/
Adpju673/
Opieu673/
Haphejiu673/
Apuyu673/
Apeju672/
Gopiu672/
Opius671/
Uipiu671/
Apyou671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Apiu
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