Apwoka Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Apwoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Apwoka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3021:152,91412,145
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Apwoka (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Apwoka Demographics

Apwoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Apwoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apwoka occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Apwoka.

How Common Is The Last Name Apwoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Apwoka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 152,914. In Kenya Apwoka is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 54 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 40 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya Apwoka is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Apwoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apwokha921/
Apwaka8311/
Abwoka8310/
Opwoka837/
Apuokas773/
Apwakai771/
Abwokah771/
Opwokai771/
Opwaka67187/
Abwaka67170/
Opwoko67149/
Apuaka6749/
Abwoko6711/
Abweka674/
Avwaka673/
Apwako672/
Apuokaitė672/
Abwoki672/
Avwoko671/
Epwaka671/
Obwoka671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Apwoka
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