Dapus Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dapus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dapus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dapus (49) may also be a first name.

Dapus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dapus is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dapus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dapus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dapus is the 1,310,135th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Dapus reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dapus is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Dapus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria Dapus is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 79 percent live, Nasarawa, where 9 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dapous916/
Dapuus911/
Dahpus911/
Daphus911/
Dapuys911/
Dapgus911/
Dapu891,694/
Daiphus831/
Dappu807,890/
Daput80159/
Dapeu80154/
Dhapu8087/
Daphu8059/
Dapos8049/
Depus8049/
Dapau8038/
Dapou8029/
Daypu8019/
Ddapu8016/
Dapui8014/
Daipu8014/
Daspu8012/
Hdapu8012/
Dapup8011/
Daapu809/
Dapuu807/
Dapuc807/
Dapfu805/
Dapud804/
Daupu803/
Dabpu803/
Dahpu801/
Dapuz801/
Dapuh801/
Dapuy800/
Datpheus772/
D'Aspous771/
Depuis73212/
Dhappu7365/
Depaus7340/
Dapoes7335/
Depuys7314/
Dhapau7313/
Ddappu7312/
Dapphu7312/
Daspui7310/
Deppus737/
Dhapud737/
Dappou736/
Dadphu734/
Dappuu733/
Dadpud733/
Deapeu732/
Daphui731/
Dhapuu731/
Daappu731/
Deapud731/
Dashpu731/
Dophus731/
Daypou731/
Dappeu731/
Dapeuh731/
Daphut731/
Daipuu731/
Dadpou731/
Dapouj731/
Daphuy731/
Daupeu731/
Dopuis730/
Dopu67283/
Daupeux6751/
Daphaud679/
Dahaput678/
Datpuht674/
Dauphou673/
Daudput672/
Dahapou671/
Duipuis671/
Geedapu671/
Dachput671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dapus
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