Aplaya Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Aplaya Surname User-submission:

Aplaya is a native surname originated in the Phippines, it means 'beach bay', because most of them live along side the beach shore in the Visayas and Mindanao part of the Philippines. The farthest trace of ancestors of the Aplaya bloodline was in 1890's when one of the descendants found a love letter buried underneath a large mango tree when they have to removed it as part of a construction made in 2010.

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Aplaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3651:277,36540,330
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627

Aplaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Aplaya is a native surname originated in the Phippines, it means 'beach bay', because most of them live along side the beach shore in the Visayas and Mindanao part of the Philippines. The farthest trace of ancestors of the Aplaya bloodline was in 1890's when one of the descendants found a love letter buried underneath a large mango tree when they have to removed it as part of a construction made in 2010.

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Aplaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aplaya is found most in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aplaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aplaya is the 770,644th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Aplaya reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 277,365. In The Philippines Aplaya is most prevalent in: Caraga, where 31 percent live, Central Visayas, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Mexico, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gaplay832/
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Aplayo831/
Aplaye831/
Apla80392/
Aply803/
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Aapliya771/
Haaplaa771/
Apley73436/
Oplay73128/
Hapla7348/
Appla7347/
Aplai7328/
Apply7325/
Aplla7319/
Aploy7318/
Oplya7314/
Eplay7310/
Aupla7310/
Aplia736/
Aplea733/
Aplly732/
Haply731/
Eapla731/
Aplye731/
Aplau731/
Abpla731/
Asply731/
Aphly730/
Ashhplay714/
Aspley67401/
Haupla67320/
Appley67309/
Apella67131/
Apilla6778/
Gaplai6744/
Haplea6735/
Auppla6712/
Hapley6711/
Applys6710/
Achhpliya677/
Haapla676/
Apilly675/
Applla674/
Epplay673/
Apelly672/
Haplau672/
Aphley672/
Opliya671/
Aplaus671/
Eapply671/
Eplayu671/
Ahplea671/
Eaplai671/
Oplaye671/
Applai671/
Haploy671/
Gapley670/
Haaply670/
Hauply670/
Heaply670/
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