Apusu Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Apusu (22) may also be a first name.

Apusu Last Name Facts

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

Apusu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Apusu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apusu is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Apusu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 96 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apuusu9163/
Apusuu914/
Hapusu911/
Auppusu831/
Apuiseu831/
Aispusu831/
Aposu80229/
Apucu8059/
Apisu8037/
Epusu8025/
Opusu8014/
Apoussou772/
Aphousus771/
Appisu73135/
Hopusu7312/
Apoosu7311/
Aphisu737/
Hapisu735/
Aapisu731/
Apuchu731/
Apujut731/
Aposuu731/
Apfoussou712/
Apuzuut671/
Hapuchou621/
Episu60256/
Oposu605/
Opucu601/
Apizu601/
Hopuessou571/
Hapizu5552/
Opoosu553/
Episuu551/
Țăposu551/
Opuzou551/
Apossou5010/
Hapiszu501/
Haphizu501/
Apieshu501/

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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 Apusu
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