Iyapu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iyapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Iyapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyapu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Iyapu is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Iyapu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Iyapu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda Iyapu is most numerous in: Serere District, where 77 percent reside, Amuria District, where 9 percent reside and Soroti District, where 7 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiyapu911/
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Eyapu80509/
Ijapu80180/
Ayapu8029/
Iyepu806/
Eiypu801/
Aiypu801/
Oyapu801/
Uyapu801/
Yyapu801/
Gayapu73196/
Iiahpu73184/
Yijapu7391/
Ijjapu7388/
Uiahpu7322/
Hoyapu7316/
Eeyapu733/
Hayapu731/
Aiahpu731/
Eiahpu731/
Aupu67371/
Aipu67218/
Apeu6776/
Eipu6763/
Yiiahpu6730/
Ipeu6724/
Aepu6718/
Eapu6718/
Yepu6714/
Eypu673/
Oipu672/
Iepu672/
Ayapouh671/
Ayapush671/
Ahayapu671/
Uypu671/
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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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  • 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 Iyapu
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