Apondo Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Apondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Apondo (74) may also be a first name.

Apondo Last Name Facts

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

Apondo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apondo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. Apondo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Apondo are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 74 people.

The surname Apondo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 318,482. In Kenya Apondo is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 56 percent live, Kisumu County, where 37 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Apondo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hapondo921/
Gapondo921/
Opondo8319,928/
Epondo831,413/
Aponda83229/
Apando839/
Apundo834/
Opondoh776/
Apandoo771/
Oppondo771/
Oponndo771/
Opoundou714/
Gapfundo711/
Gapounda711/
Oponda671,224/
Opundo67553/
Apunda67452/
Apanda67377/
Eponda67247/
Epando6768/
Opando675/
Opandoh62416/
Aipanda62270/
Hapunda62173/
Appanda6219/
Aepanda6210/
Epounda626/
Hoponda624/
Opundoh622/
Apandat621/
Oponnda621/
Opounda621/
Gapanda621/
Apandas621/
Aspamdo621/
Haipanda573/
Apachinda5336/
Opanda501,361/
Epanda501,226/
Opunda506/
Aphachinda501/

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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 Apondo
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