Apuye Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Apuye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apuye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apuye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apuye is the 1,290,735th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Apuye live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 90 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Benue, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apuyet911/
Apuy89526/
Apue8915/
Apye893/
Apuya803,158/
Apaye80124/
Opuye80109/
Apuyo8099/
Apiye8076/
Apoue8056/
Apeye8022/
Hapue8019/
Gapue808/
Apoye807/
Apuje803/
Apouy802/
Apueh801/
Azpuy801/
Ahpue801/
Apaue801/
Apyei801/
Apyee801/
Aupuy801/
Gaypue73162/
Apouey7345/
Apuyod7342/
Gapaye7329/
Appoue7321/
Apaiye7310/
Gapuya7310/
Apeiye739/
Opouye737/
Apiyet736/
Apeyeh736/
Aphoue735/
Apauya735/
Apayie735/
Opuiye735/
Apayee735/
Apuyot733/
Appaye732/
Apiyep732/
Apuoyo732/
Opuyae731/
Apouet731/
Autpuy731/
Apuyai731/
Apayez731/
Apheye731/
Apuyos731/
Apugge731/
Apuuya731/
Opuoye731/
Apieye731/
Hapaye731/
Opuyie731/
Apau676,768/
Apea671,901/
Apie671,890/
Apay671,463/
Apui671,314/
Apou67888/
Apei67769/
Opue67500/
Apae67261/
Apoy67171/
Apey67167/
Apee67160/
Apoe67103/
Apeu6776/
Hapayei6732/
Opye6724/
Aphouet6711/
Apajoye674/
Opuy674/
Appayee673/
Apej672/
Appouet672/
Epuy671/
Apejaye671/
Gapujee671/
Gaypuee671/
Gahpaye671/
Gaypaye671/
Apuí671/
Auphoue671/
Apahaye671/
Aphoued671/
Apieyie671/
Apouyah671/
Happyei671/

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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 Apuye
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