Apunen Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Apunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland461:119,49411,620
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Apunen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apunen is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apunen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Apunen live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 119,494. In Finland Apunen is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 59 percent are found, Päijänne Tavastia, where 13 percent are found and South Karelia, where 9 percent are found. Not including Finland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apinen8331/
Opunen838/
Apunin831/
Haponen77188/
Ahponen77177/
Apponen7764/
Hapunyn773/
Hapinen771/
Happonen712,094/
Apinienė715/
Aponienė714/
Hapunyna712/
Aapponen711/
Aponin6759/
Aponyn675/
Apunim671/
Opunin671/
Oponen671/
Apinin671/
Haponyn6211/
Aphonin624/
Opunyna622/
Hoponen621/
Aipinin621/
Hopponen57359/
Huoponen57279/
Epinin50113/
Opinin502/

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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 Apunen
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