Apiya Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

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

Apiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4121:94,7569,684
Papua New Guinea1031:79,16210,424
India751:10,227,538196,136
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Apiya (2,570) may also be a first name.

Apiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apiya (Bengali: আপিয়া, Hindi: अपिया, Marathi: आपीया, Oriya: ଆପିୟା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Apiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 494,499th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Apiya live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Apiya is also the 145,235th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 2,570 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 94,756. In Uganda Apiya is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 28 percent are found, Serere District, where 24 percent are found and Soroti District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Apiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apiyah91276/
Aspiya91130/
Aphiya9150/
Appiya9136/
Hapiya9129/
Gapiya911/
Abpiya911/
Atpiya911/
Apioya911/
Appiyah8332/
Hapiyah8324/
Aspiyat8311/
Apfiyah8311/
Aepiyah839/
Aphiyat837/
Haipiya835/
Apiyo8034,138/
Apuya803,158/
Apoya802,319/
Apaya801,986/
Opiya80416/
Apeya80324/
Apiye8076/
Apija8033/
Apaia8017/
Epiya8011/
Apiia805/
Apaiy804/
Apuia803/
Apoiy801/
Apóia801/
Apiea801/
Apijy801/
Apioy801/
Haphiyat7723/
Hatphiya774/
Aipaya7341,209/
Appaya73335/
Gopiya73204/
Gapaya7389/
Apayat7386/
Hapija7367/
Apahia7362/
Hapaya7321/
Epiyah7317/
Opiyah7316/
Hapeya7316/
Apaiyo7315/
Apoyau7313/
Gapiia7310/
Gapuya7310/
Apohia739/
Hapaia739/
Appeya737/
Opiyat737/
Apiyet736/
Apauya735/
Aupeya734/
Apooya734/
Hapuia733/
Aspaya733/
Apiyot733/
Apaiah732/
Aphija732/
Apieja732/
Apiyep732/
Apeiyo732/
Gapeya731/
Gapoya731/
Aphaya731/
Apijaa731/
Appyya731/
Apieye731/
Hopiya731/
Aupija731/
Appoya731/
Apuuya731/
Api'ia731/
Apioyo731/
Apayaa731/
Apoyaa731/
Apiyoh731/
Appiea731/
Apiyos731/
Apau676,768/
Apai673,278/
Apaa673,244/
Apea671,901/
Apie671,890/
Apoi671,557/
Apay671,463/
Apui671,314/
Appaiah67970/
Apei67769/
Apuy67526/
Apae67261/
Hapijah67199/
Apoy67171/
Apey67167/
Apoa67117/
Hopiyah6723/
Apij6717/
Aipayas6712/
Haphija6711/
Apaj677/
Hepiyah676/
Appayah674/
Apye673/
Haipaya673/
Hapaiyo673/
Haupaya671/
Hapajiy671/
Aphaiah671/
Aspaiah671/
Happyia671/
Hapai'a671/
Gappeya671/
Aipayaa671/
Appeyah671/
Apouyah671/
Auppaia671/
Hapeeia671/

Apiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apiya in the Bengali language
আপিয়াapiya-
Apiya in the Oriya language
ଆପିୟାapiya86.67
ଆପିଯ଼ାapiya3.33
ଆପିapi3.33
ଅପିୟାapiya3.33
ବୁଆପିୟାbu'apiya3.33
Apiya in the Marathi language
आपीयाapiya50
अपीयाapiya50
Apiya in the Hindi language
अपियाapiya41.94
अपीयाapiya32.26
आपियाapiya23.66
आपीयाapiya1.08
आपीयapiya1.08

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apiya
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