Apugu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Apugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Apugu (20) may also be a first name.

Apugu Last Name Facts

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

Apugu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apugu? popularity and diffusion

Apugu is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Apugu are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Apugu is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Apugu is primarily found in: Madang, where 95 percent live and Western, where 5 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apungu91111/
Apugau912/
Apuungu831/
Hapungu831/
Opugu8077/
Apogu8029/
Apigu806/
Epugu806/
Appugaud771/
Opungu73200/
Epugau7320/
Appogu7311/
Aphogu738/
Ospugu731/
Opungou671/
Opoungou6283/
Opogu6031/
Apigau5521/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Apugu
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