Gapsuk Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Gapsuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Gapsuk (38) may also be a first name.
Gapsuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gapsuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gapsuk is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gapsuk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,091,648th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gapsuk live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 53 percent are found, Kaduna, where 24 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apsuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aupsuk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gapcuk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Opsuk | 73 | 168 | / |
| Absuk | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gavschuk | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ahapshuk | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gapchuck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobsuk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Apchuk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eabsuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabzuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avseuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahapshchuk | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hapchuk | 62 | 818 | / |
| Gopchuk | 62 | 17 | / |
| Gabchuk | 62 | 9 | / |
| Abshouk | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ahapchuk | 57 | 30 | / |
| Hapchuck | 57 | 13 | / |
| Obsuk | 55 | 10 | / |
| Opsok | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ovsuk | 55 | 4 | / |
| Avzuk | 55 | 2 | / |
| Habschuck | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ovshuk | 50 | 1 | / |
| Absock | 50 | 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
- 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 Gapsuk
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