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) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Apunu is the 1,943,350th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. Apunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Apunu are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apunu is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 97 percent live, Bayelsa, where 2 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
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
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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 Apunu
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