Apiyeye Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apiyeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Apiyeye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England11:55,718,059489,080

Apiyeye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apiyeye is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Apiyeye.

How Common Is The Last Name Apiyeye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Apiyeye is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Apiyeye reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Apiyeye is primarily found in: Rivers, where 75 percent live and Bayelsa, where 25 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apieye921/
Apieyie861/
Apaiye7710/
Apeiye779/
Apayee775/
Appayee713/
Apeaiye711/
Apaeyoe711/
Apeyeoye671/
Ophiieye671/

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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 Apiyeye
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