Apuka Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

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

Apuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2511:32,4853,773
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
India921:8,337,667172,929
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Apuka (130) may also be a first name.

Apuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apuka (Hindi: अपूका, Oriya: ଅପୁକା, Russian: Апука) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apuka is the 501,369th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,109,064 people. The last name Apuka is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Apuka live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Apuka is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 130 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 32,485. In Papua New Guinea Apuka is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 82 percent reside, Madang, where 9 percent reside and East New Britain, where 3 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hapuka91133/
Apukka9123/
Aipuka913/
Apukah911/
Apouka911/
Apeukaa834/
Appukka832/
Apukcai831/
Abpouka831/
Apukach831/
Apuko80384/
Apoka80371/
Apuke80365/
Opuka80279/
Apika80193/
Apuki8084/
Epuka8083/
Apuca8020/
Apuky801/
Haipuska771/
Apikai73269/
Apikah73143/
Opauka7330/
Apucay7328/
Hapika7327/
Aupika7320/
Opuska7318/
Opukah7318/
Appika7318/
Epouka7310/
Apukoi738/
Hepuka736/
Aphika734/
Apikay733/
Opouka733/
Hapuke733/
Apucat732/
Hapuki732/
Hapuko732/
Apukey731/
Apokoa731/
Apusko731/
Aspuke731/
Apukei731/
Apūkas731/
Aipoka731/
Apoeka730/
Opuszka6736/
Otpuska6711/
Hopauka672/
Hapukou671/
Hapukee671/
Aupokai671/
Apoukou671/
Aipukoi671/
Aizpuko671/
Ophukas671/
Opuzcka671/

Apuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apuka in the Hindi language
अपूकाapuka-
Apuka in the Oriya language
ଅପୁକାapuka-
Apuka in the Russian language
Апукаapuka-

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Footnotes

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