Apoma Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Apoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2851:162,03512,648
Uganda781:500,50428,682
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Congo51:997,81917,129
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Apoma (37) may also be a first name.

Apoma Last Name Facts

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

Apoma (Hindi: अपोमा) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apoma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 651,048th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Apoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Apoma reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 37 people.

The surname Apoma is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 162,035. In Kenya Apoma is mostly found in: Busia County, where 95 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 3 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Apoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apouma911,971/
Apomah91453/
Apomai9111/
Aipoma916/
Apuoma913/
Apooma911/
Aypoma911/
Eapoma911/
Appoma911/
Apfouma8316/
Appouma8315/
Apoumah832/
Apama801,281/
Opoma80285/
Apuma80159/
Epoma80136/
Apomo80132/
Apema8074/
Apome8012/
Apomi801/
Haapomaa773/
Aposmaha771/
Apamma7386/
Opouma7378/
Aupama7359/
Abpema7358/
Appama7342/
Aipama7326/
Appomo7325/
Apaama7323/
Apamat7320/
Apomou7319/
Aphomo7316/
Aipema7312/
Opuoma7312/
Apemaa736/
Opomea736/
Gapama734/
Apamah733/
Apamad732/
Apaema731/
Oppoma731/
Apoumo731/
Apoime731/
Apomed731/
Apomgi731/
Apamai731/
Gapuma731/
Hapama731/
Opomat731/
Apumma731/
Apuima731/
Aupuma731/
Aipome731/
Epomah731/
Ephoma731/
Hapema731/
Hapuma731/
Atpuma731/
Gopoma731/
Appema731/
Appamma671,236/
Auppama6730/
Aubpama6723/
Aupamai6712/
Hepomaa6712/
Opfouma679/
Appamah674/
Aupamma674/
Opomach672/
Aipamas671/
Hapamma671/
Apaamma671/
Appemma671/
Hapamai671/
Epoumaa671/
Aappama671/
Appomou671/
Apamahe671/
Apamaja671/
Apoumou671/
Appamea671/
Apamaya671/

Apoma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apoma in the Hindi language
अपोमाapoma-

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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 Apoma
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