Apu Surname

14,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Apu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh32,9831:4,831437
Indonesia1,2711:104,05110,705
Nigeria1,1831:149,7409,513
Costa Rica6981:6,848439
Papua New Guinea6661:12,2431,125
India1991:3,854,600106,004
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Panama281:139,7244,684
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland91:610,74534,002
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Apú (13) are calculated separately.

Apu (64,478) may also be a first name.

Apu Last Name Facts

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

Apu (Bengali: অপু, Georgian: აფუ, Hindi: आपू, Marathi: आपु, Oriya: ଅପୁ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Apú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,916th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 195,157 people. The surname Apu is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Apu are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Apu is also the 14,907th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 64,478 people.

This surname is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 32,983 people, or 1 in 4,831. Without taking into account Bangladesh it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Apu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Apu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Apu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apú8913/
Apau866,768/
Appu864,877/
Apud862,292/
Apuu861,814/
Apus861,337/
Apui861,314/
Aput861,145/
Gapu861,051/
Apou86888/
Hapu86704/
Apuy86526/
Aupu86371/
Aipu86218/
Apuh86138/
Adpu86125/
Aspu86113/
Apeu8676/
Țapu8674/
Aapu8664/
Eapu8618/
Aepu8618/
Apgu866/
Apuz865/
Aphu864/
Abpu862/
Atpu861/
Apuí861/
Ajpu861/
Ahpu861/
Appau7510,294/
Gappu751,203/
Hapau75399/
Aizpu75210/
Apouh75189/
Apaut75182/
Appou75131/
Gaypu7595/
Aspau7588/
Apoux7585/
Haupu7574/
Hapui7570/
Ashpu7568/
Ahupu7557/
Hapud7554/
Happu7549/
Haapu7541/
Aipau7535/
Gaupu7523/
Appus7518/
Aitpu7517/
Gaphu7517/
Apauh7517/
Aiput7514/
Apoud7512/
Hapus7511/
Haput7511/
Aipus7511/
Gapui7510/
Aispu7510/
Aphau758/
Aspud758/
Apust757/
Gaipu756/
Apout756/
Apuua756/
Gapou756/
Gaapu755/
Eadpu755/
Aphou755/
Apous755/
Apusd755/
Ajput754/
Abpou754/
Aspus753/
Aaput752/
Aippu752/
Apaud752/
Apouy752/
Ajpus752/
Ayppu751/
Addpu751/
Aeppu751/
Apuzz751/
Athpu751/
Appeu751/
Apuut751/
Aapau751/
Haphu751/
Hapuz751/
Abpui751/
Adpou751/
Eappu751/
Aupuy751/
Appud751/
Apuch751/
Apudh751/
Apush751/
Apuud751/
Aphus751/
Apput751/
Appuh751/
Aypau751/
Azpuy751/
Auphu751/
Opu6719,393/
Epu671,558/
Haipus67161/
Atphut67133/
Aizpud6747/
Appouh6732/
Appauh6720/
Aipaud6713/
Habpou6711/
Aizput678/
Aspudd678/
Ha'apu677/
Appous673/
Appahu673/
Hapuch673/
Ahapau672/
Apheus672/
Hauput671/
Gaipau671/
Gaipou671/
Haphuz671/
Appoud671/
Apuich671/
Atppau671/
Appaus671/
Hhabpu671/
Haupau671/
Ŗajput671/
Haphau671/
Hapheu671/
Haphou671/
Hapaud671/
Gapgou671/
Haadpu671/
Aupuit671/
Appaud671/
Apuggi671/
Aephui671/
Appuch671/
Auppui671/
Autphu671/
Autpuy671/
Aspaus670/
Happus670/

Apu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apu in the Georgian language
აფუapu-
Apu in the Bengali language
অপুapu99.82
অপূapu0.18
Apu in the Hindi language
आपूapu72.33
आपुapu17.32
अपूapu5.77
अपुapu4.24
ापुapu0.17
ओपूopu0.17
Apu in the Oriya language
ଅପୁapu59.15
ଆପୁapu26.76
ଅପୂapu4.23
Apu in the Marathi language
आपुapu40.6
आपूapu37.6
अपुapu13.08
अपूapu3.27
पूpu2.45
ापुapu0.27

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apu
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