Apoyi Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apoyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apoyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Apoyi (43) may also be a first name.

Apoyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apoyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Apoyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apoyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Apoyi live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 43 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 49 percent reside, Delta, where 47 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apoyis916/
Apooyi911/
Apoi891,557/
Apoy89171/
Apayi802,473/
Apoya802,319/
Gapoy80968/
Apoyo80251/
Apoji80118/
Appoy8080/
Hapoi8018/
Aspoy8015/
Gapoi8012/
Opoyi8011/
Apoit809/
Apeyi807/
Apoye807/
Apohy805/
Appoi803/
Apoii803/
Apois803/
Apouy802/
Hapoy802/
Apioy801/
Ahpoy801/
Apoiy801/
Aphoy801/
Appoji73540/
Hapeyi7348/
Appayi7320/
Aupois7313/
Apoyau7313/
Opouyi739/
Apohia739/
Aspayi738/
Gaipoi736/
Apayie735/
Appoyo735/
Apoios734/
Apooya734/
Gapeyi733/
Hopoyi732/
Apuoyo732/
Gapgoi731/
Ahpoie731/
Appeyi731/
Apoiot731/
Apoyoo731/
Apoyaa731/
Apioyo731/
Apioya731/
Aphoyo731/
Appoya731/
Gappoi731/
Hapoie731/
Ajpeyi731/
Gapoya731/
Apgoyo731/
Aapoey730/
Apai673,278/
Apie671,890/
Apay671,463/
Apui671,314/
Apou67888/
Apei67769/
Apuy67526/
Opoi67498/
Apey67167/
Apoa67117/
Apoe67103/
Opoy6797/
Haupois6717/
Apij6717/
Appoyoh6716/
Apoj6716/
Appoios674/
Appoggi674/
Aajpeyi673/
Gaipeyi673/
Apye673/
Gaupayi671/
Aabpeyi671/
Happyia671/
Apouyah671/
Aitpoyo671/

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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
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  • 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 Apoyi
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