Apua Surname

43,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Apua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,8841:6,788829
Kenya5251:87,9627,950
Papua New Guinea2661:30,6533,523
Solomon Islands561:10,3581,805
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Congo91:554,34412,633
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Apua (698) may also be a first name.

Apua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apua (Hindi: अपुआ, Oriya: ଆପୁଆ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apua is the 43,722nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 612,965 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Apua live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,842nd most numerous given name on earth, borne by 698 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 10,884 people, or 1 in 6,788. Not including The DR Congo Apua exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Apua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apuad89180/
Apuas8940/
Hapua8933/
Aupua8914/
Ampua8913/
Gapua8911/
Anpua8911/
Appua897/
Apuaa893/
Apuat893/
Apfua891/
Aspua891/
Aipua891/
Ampuea8052/
Hampua808/
Easpua804/
Ahpuat803/
Apuhat803/
Appuea801/
Haapua801/
Gapfua801/
Ajpuat801/
Abua7510,618/
Opua75976/
Epua75509/
Avua75335/
Apwa75302/
Apuo7557/
Haapuea7349/
Anphuea737/
Gabua67998/
Abuat67965/
Abuaz67610/
Opuah6760/
Atbua6751/
Abuaa6719/
Aubwa6718/
Aybua6713/
Abwua6713/
Abuas6713/
Abhua6712/
Habua679/
Opuea679/
Apwat678/
Hopua678/
Apwah677/
Apuot676/
Aibua675/
Avuha674/
Apwai673/
Abuad673/
Abuaj672/
Aspuo672/
Abuea672/
Opuaa671/
Aavua671/
Epuaj671/
Opuat671/
Hapwa671/
Gapuo671/
Abuay671/
Abuae671/
Apuoh671/
Apwas671/
Asbua671/
Avuah671/
Eabua671/
Aebua671/
Apwea670/

Apua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apua in the Hindi language
अपुआapu'a75
अपूआapu'a25
Apua in the Oriya language
ଆପୁଆapu'a50
ଅପୁଆapu'a35.71
ଅପୁଆତାିapu'atai7.14
ତାପୁଆtapu'a7.14

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