Apongan Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Apongan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apongan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Apongan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apongan is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apongan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apongan is the 1,338,236th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Apongan are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Apongan is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 640,748. In The Philippines Apongan is most common in: Western Visayas, where 29 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 22 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Apongan Last Name Statistics demography

Apongan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gapongan931/
Apogan92146/
Apungan86155/
Apogane861/
Apongon861/
Apangan861/
Appangan809/
Apagan7786/
Opogan771/
Aphagan7169/
Apaghan7157/
Opounan715/
Apuñgan712/
Apagain712/
Opoggan711/
Aponong711/
Apagang711/
Epongon711/
Aphaghan67183/
Oppangan6712/
Aupanong672/
Gapaghan671/

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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 Apongan
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