Apwa Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Apwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Cameroon | 106 | 1:195,935 | 20,315 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Apwa (23) may also be a first name.
Apwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Apwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Apwa is the 889,654th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name Apwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Apwa reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Apwa is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Apwa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apwat | 89 | 8 | / |
| Apwah | 89 | 7 | / |
| Apwai | 89 | 3 | / |
| Apwas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hapwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Apwea | 89 | 0 | / |
| Atpwat | 80 | 13 | / |
| Eapewa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Apwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aspwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Apua | 75 | 11,889 | / |
| Abwa | 75 | 2,204 | / |
| Opwa | 75 | 137 | / |
| Apwj | 75 | 21 | / |
| Epwa | 75 | 20 | / |
| Apwo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Apwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Apwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Easpway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haampwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abwai | 67 | 184 | / |
| Apuad | 67 | 180 | / |
| Apwot | 67 | 76 | / |
| Apuas | 67 | 40 | / |
| Abwah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hapua | 67 | 33 | / |
| Habwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aubwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abwat | 67 | 15 | / |
| Opwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aupua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Abwua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ampua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Anpua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gapua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Apwes | 67 | 9 | / |
| Opwat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abwaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Appua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Epwau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opwaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apuaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Apuat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abwaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hepwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aspua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aabwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gapwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aipua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apfua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Apwa
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