Aponyo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Aponyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aponyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Aponyo Last Name Facts

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

Aponyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aponyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aponyo is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aponyo reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Aponyo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Aponyo is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 44 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.

Aponyo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apounyo921/
Apony916/
Apunyo831,242/
Oponyo83583/
Aponio83117/
Aponyi8378/
Aponya8376/
Apanyo8371/
Aponoi8335/
Appony832/
Aponiy831/
Apponyi7771/
Apponey7734/
Apponio777/
Gaponya773/
Opponyo771/
Aponaya771/
Apoinio771/
Apone731,119/
Aponi73789/
Apona7394/
Apany7323/
Opony7311/
Haponych7113/
Asponney711/
Apongi67459/
Apanay67403/
Gapany67391/
Aponie67251/
Apponi67169/
Apunya67159/
Hapona6790/
Aponge6749/
Aponni6744/
Aponia6741/
Apanya6724/
Opunyo6720/
Appany6715/
Hapone6715/
Haponi6713/
Oponya6713/
Gapone6710/
Apanyi679/
Aspany679/
Aponet676/
Aphone675/
Apoune674/
Oponyi673/
Appona673/
Oponoi672/
Aponje671/
Aphonh671/
Apoine671/
Aponeh671/
Oponjo671/
Apooni671/
Aponis671/
Apoyna671/
Apouni671/
Apouna671/
Opanyo671/
Hapany670/

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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 Aponyo
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