Gapaya Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Gapaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 76 | 1:273,277 | 26,204 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Gapaya (13) may also be a first name.
Gapaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gapaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gapaya (Oriya: ଗପାୟା) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gapaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Gapaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gapaya reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 273,277. In Cameroon Gapaya is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 54 percent live, Littoral Region, where 26 percent live and West Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gapaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gapaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗପାୟା | gapaya | 66.67 |
| େଗାପାୟା | egapaya | 33.33 |
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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 Gapaya
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