Apyang Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Apyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Apyang 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
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Apyang (39) may also be a first name.

Apyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apyang occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apyang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Apyang live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apyang is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

Apyang is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 93 percent live and Plateau, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 43 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

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
Apyan91180/
Apaiyang8611/
Apiang83260/
Apeang83130/
Hapyan832/
Apyong831/
Epyang831/
Opyang831/
Apayong7788/
Ahpiang7710/
Hapyong7710/
Apyahan775/
Apajyan772/
Hapyane771/
Gapyong771/
Hapjang771/
Hapeang771/
Hopyang771/
Apian73246/
Opyan73153/
Apjan734/
Apyam731/
Apyon731/
Gapfiang7114/
Apyanova718/
Auphiang712/
Hephyang712/
Haphiang711/
Aupheang711/
Appayyan711/
Aphayong711/
Apoyon67220/
Apiong67163/
Aspian67127/
Hapian6761/
Apiane6737/
Appian6733/
Aphian6715/
Aipian6714/
Hopyan679/
Apuyon674/
Apeyon674/
Opiang673/
Appiateng673/
Apayon673/
Appayyann673/
Epiang672/
Gapian672/
Gopyan672/
Opeang671/
Apijan671/
Hapjan671/
Aphjan671/
Apeaon671/
Eapean671/
Apaion671/
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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 Apyang
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