Apoya Surname
Approximately 2,319 people bear this surname
Apoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,612 | 1:24,218 | 3,463 |
| Philippines | 684 | 1:148,009 | 24,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Apoya (10) may also be a first name.
Apoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apoya (Bengali: অপোয়া, Oriya: ଆେପାୟା) is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Apoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,156th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,142,538 people. The surname Apoya is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Apoya reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Apoya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 24,218. In Uganda Apoya is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 69 percent live, Bugiri District, where 7 percent live and Mayuge District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Apoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Apoya in the Bengali language | ||
| অপোয়া | apoya | - |
| Apoya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେପାୟା | aepaya | - |
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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 Apoya
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