Apunike Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apunike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apunike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Apunike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apunike is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apunike? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apunike is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Apunike reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Apunike is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 43 percent are found, Lagos, where 39 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apunik9247/
Hapunik86257/
Apuniki8696/
Gapunik8641/
Apounik8614/
Apunnik866/
Aponike862/
Apaunik861/
Aponik77302/
Apunikova7510/
Haponik71456/
Aponick7195/
Hapunyk7127/
Apaunig7117/
Opunake718/
Apounig718/
Apunnikova717/
Aponiki717/
Apunnyk714/
Apiniki711/
Apuneca711/
Apunuki711/
Aponika711/
Aphinique631/
Oponik62181/
Aponyk626/
Aponic622/
Appunaykka591/
Haponek5731/
Haponyk5730/
Oponick577/
Haponic572/
Hoponik571/
Aponeca570/
Appunayakka561/
Hoponick5339/

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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
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  • 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 Apunike
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