Sapem Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sapem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sapem (24) may also be a first name.

Sapem Last Name Facts

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

Sapem is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sapem is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Sapem live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sapem is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name globally, held by 24 people.

Sapem is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 79 percent are found and Central, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saipem91401/
Sapiem919/
Saphem911/
Sabpiem831/
Saipeam831/
Sapim80303/
Sapen80251/
Sapne8035/
Sepem809/
Capem801/
Sapien734,466/
Scapim73640/
Saphim73582/
Saipim73275/
Shapen73200/
Sapaen7383/
Sapime7371/
Sapoen7353/
Sappen7351/
Saipen7338/
Sapeng7338/
Shapim735/
Siapen735/
Sapaim734/
Zapiem734/
Saypen733/
Japeim732/
Sapgne731/
Sappim731/
Saapen731/
Saapne731/
Sappne731/
Sapeen731/
Sephem731/
Saypim731/
Siapim731/
Saiphim67806/
Saiphen67190/
Saipaen6742/
Sapn6739/
Jaipeam6737/
Shapien6715/
Schapen6710/
Saipeng679/
Sayphen675/
Zappiem675/
Shaapen674/
Satpeng672/
Saipien672/
Seapeñe671/
Sappeen671/
Djapeme671/
Shapeng671/
Sayphim671/
Sepheem671/
Capheim671/
Shappen671/

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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 Sapem
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