Gapu Surname

347,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Gapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands4271:1,35875
Zimbabwe2581:59,8389,048
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gapu (308) may also be a first name.

Gapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gapu (Hindi: गपू, Marathi: गपु, Oriya: ଗପୁ, Russian: Гапу) is most common in The Solomon Islands. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gapu is the 347,722nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,933,916 people. The last name Gapu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Gapu reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 501,377th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 308 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 1,358. In The Solomon Islands it is mostly concentrated in: Makira Province, where 76 percent reside, Malaita Province, where 11 percent reside and Guadalcanal Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including The Solomon Islands this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Gapu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gapuz895,453/
Gappu891,203/
Gapud89407/
Ngapu89266/
Gaypu8995/
Gadpu8943/
Gapus8938/
Ghapu8930/
Gaput8927/
Gatpu8924/
Gaupu8923/
Kgapu8918/
Gaphu8917/
Gapui8910/
Gahpu899/
Gaipu896/
Gapou896/
Gaapu895/
Gapup891/
Apu8637,342/
Gaddpu80149/
Ngaphu8086/
Ngapou8044/
Gappud8032/
Kgaphu8022/
Gappuu8011/
Gapuch809/
Ghappu806/
Ngapeu805/
Gapaut804/
Gaphut801/
Gaipau801/
Gaipou801/
Gapout801/
Gapuzz801/
Gapgou801/
Kgapau801/
Ghapup801/
Gasput800/
Gopu7514,981/
Apau756,768/
Appu754,877/
Apud752,292/
Apuu751,814/
Apus751,337/
Apui751,314/
Aput751,145/
Apou75888/
Hapu75704/
Apuy75526/
Aupu75371/
Aipu75218/
Apuh75138/
Adpu75125/
Aspu75113/
Gepu75112/
Apeu7576/
Țapu7574/
Aapu7564/
Eapu7518/
Apgu756/
Apuz755/
Aphu754/
Abpu752/
Atpu751/
Apuí751/
Ajpu751/
Ahpu751/
Ghapgou7310/
Ngappou732/
Gaypush731/
Gaddpau731/
Ngapouh731/
N'Gapou731/
Ghappou731/
Ghaiput731/
Appau6710,294/
Gopou67449/
Hapau67399/
Aizpu67210/
Ngopu67206/
Apouh67189/
Apaut67182/
Goppu67178/
Appou67131/
Aspau6788/
Apoux6785/
Haupu6774/
Hapui6770/
Ashpu6768/
Ahupu6757/
Hapud6754/
Happu6749/
Haapu6741/
Aipau6735/
Gopus6730/
Appus6718/
Aitpu6717/
Apauh6717/
Aiput6714/
Apoud6712/
Hapus6711/
Haput6711/
Aipus6711/
Gophu6710/
Aispu6710/
Gephu6710/
Aphau678/
Aspud678/
Apust677/
Goopu676/
Apout676/
Apuua676/
Eadpu675/
Aphou675/
Apous675/
Apusd675/
Godpu674/
Ajput674/
Ghopu674/
Abpou674/
Gotpu673/
Aspus673/
Aaput672/
Gospu672/
Goupu672/
Aippu672/
Apaud672/
Apouy672/
Ajpus672/
Gopui672/
Ayppu671/
Goepu671/
Gopud671/
Addpu671/
Apuzz671/
Athpu671/
Appeu671/
Apuut671/
Aapau671/
Haphu671/
Hapuz671/
Gapoo671/
Gopau671/
Gepau671/
Abpui671/
Adpou671/
Eappu671/
Aupuy671/
Appud671/
Apuch671/
Apudh671/
Apush671/
Apuud671/
Aphus671/
Apput671/
Kgopu671/
Appuh671/
Aypau671/
Azpuy671/
Auphu671/

Gapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gapu in the Marathi language
गपुgapu54.93
गपूgapu36.62
गंपुgampu2.82
गापुgapu2.82
गापूgapu1.41
Gapu in the Hindi language
गपूgapu52.78
गपुgapu33.33
गापूgapu11.11
गपुआgapu'a2.78
Gapu in the Oriya language
ଗପୁgapu40
ଗାପୁgapu40
ଗାପୁଦିଗାଳgapudigala20
Gapu in the Russian language
Гапуgapu-

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