Apunu Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Apunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Apunu (18) may also be a first name.
Apunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Apunu (Oriya: ଅପୁନୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Apunu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Apunu reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apunu is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 18 people.
Apunu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 97 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 2 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Apunu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apungu | 91 | 111 | / |
| Aphunu | 91 | 103 | / |
| Appunu | 91 | 13 | / |
| Apounou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Haupunu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gapungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apuungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hapungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hapunau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apinu | 80 | 277 | / |
| Epunu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Opunu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Aponu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaupounu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gapounou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Opungu | 73 | 200 | / |
| Opunui | 73 | 55 | / |
| Epunau | 73 | 44 | / |
| Aipinu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Apienu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphinu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gopunou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opoungou | 62 | 83 | / |
| Epinu | 60 | 70 | / |
| Oponu | 60 | 69 | / |
| Opinu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Aponou | 55 | 7 | / |
| Hopinu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Opponu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hoponu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Apienou | 50 | 33 | / |
| Apponou | 50 | 11 | / |
| Aponnou | 50 | 1 | / |
Apunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Apunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅପୁନୁ | apunu | 50 |
| ଆପୁନୁ | apunu | 50 |
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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 Apunu
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