Aputu Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Aputu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aputu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4821:367,51619,654
Uganda1221:319,99421,696
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Aputu (64) may also be a first name.

Aputu Last Name Facts

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

Aputu (Oriya: ଆପୁତୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aputu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aputu is the 465,182nd most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,065,671 people. The surname Aputu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Aputu reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 64 people.

Aputu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 367,516. In Nigeria Aputu is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 41 percent are found, Delta, where 31 percent are found and Plateau, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiputu911/
Gaputu911/
Apoutu911/
Apoutou83362/
Apuitau8312/
Apoutui835/
Apouteu831/
Oputu801,395/
Eputu8078/
Apotu8041/
Apitu8016/
Appoutou77197/
Apouttou771/
Apietu73368/
Hapitu7316/
Opuitu737/
Aipitu735/
Oputut731/
Epeutu731/
Appouttou711/
Appietu67701/
Haipitu671/
Opotu60397/
Epitu60144/
Opitu6032/
Opoetu5538/
Opietu559/
Apothu551/
Apoetoe507/
Apithou501/
Aphitou501/
Appotou501/

Aputu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aputu in the Oriya language
ଆପୁତୁaputu-

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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
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  • 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 Aputu
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