Aponza Surname

183,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Aponza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aponza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2,2391:21,3371,591
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Aponzá (10) are calculated separately.

Aponza Last Name Facts

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

Aponza is found most in Colombia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Aponzá. For other potential spellings of Aponza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aponza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aponza is the 183,449th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,147,968 people. The last name Aponza is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Aponza are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The last name Aponza is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 2,239 people, or 1 in 21,337. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Cauca Department, where 61 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 33 percent live and Capital District, where 3 percent live. Besides Colombia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Aponza Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Aponza earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $19,975,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aponzá9410/
Apondza9257/
Aponzat921/
Aponzath861/
Apunza8378/
Apanza8343/
Aponsa8327/
Eponza8321/
Aponze831/
Oponza831/
Aponzo831/
Apanzoa77205/
Aponsah7722/
Aponcha776/
Apongia774/
Apongea771/
Aspanza771/
Gapanza771/
Aponssa771/
Opoundza71175/
Epoundza7122/
Apponsah7118/
Aponchap711/
Azphonsa711/
Aponso673,620/
Epanza67598/
Apongi67459/
Aponge6749/
Aponce6723/
Apanja6717/
Apanca678/
Apansa676/
Oponja673/
Apanzi672/
Opanza671/
Apanze671/
Aphonchai671/
Aponje671/
Aponse671/

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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 Aponza
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