Ghapu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Ghapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
India141:54,790,384527,769
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ghapu (5,832) may also be a first name.

Ghapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghapu (Hindi: घापू, Marathi: घापु) has its highest incidence in The Solomon Islands. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Ghapu live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 87,296th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 5,832 people.

It is most frequent in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 38,669. In The Solomon Islands Ghapu is mostly found in: Makira Province, where 80 percent are found, Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Rennell Bellona Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including The Solomon Islands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 47 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghappu916/
Ghapup911/
Gapu891,051/
Ghapgou8310/
Ghaiput831/
Ghappou831/
Gapuz805,453/
Gappu801,203/
Gapud80407/
Ngapu80266/
Gaypu8095/
Gadpu8043/
Gapus8038/
Gaput8027/
Gatpu8024/
Gaupu8023/
Kgapu8018/
Gaphu8017/
Gapui8010/
Gahpu809/
Gapou806/
Gaipu806/
Gaapu805/
Ghopu804/
Gapup801/
Gaddpu73149/
Ngaphu7386/
Ngapou7344/
Gappud7332/
Kgaphu7322/
Gappuu7311/
Gapuch739/
Ngapeu735/
Gapaut734/
Kgapau731/
Gaphut731/
Gaipau731/
Gaipou731/
Gapout731/
Gapuzz731/
Gapgou731/
Ghopui731/
Gasput730/
Gopu6714,981/
Gepu67112/
Ngappou672/
N'Gapou671/
Ngapouh671/
Gaddpau671/
Gaypush671/

Ghapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghapu in the Marathi language
घापुghapu-
Ghapu in the Hindi language
घापूghapu77.55
घापुghapu21.49
घपूghapu0.36
धापुdhapu0.23
घपुghapu0.13
घापुूghapuu0.07
धापूdhapu0.07
घप्पूghappu0.03
घ्ापूghapu0.03

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Footnotes

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