Sapenu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Sapenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sapenu (26) may also be a first name.
Sapenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sapenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sapenu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sapenu? popularity and diffusion
Sapenu is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Sapenu live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 26 people.
The last name Sapenu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Morobe, where 90 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Sapenu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapeunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sapeanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sepenu | 83 | 1,349 | / |
| Sapanu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Saponu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Sapinu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sapaneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shepenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seepenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapanui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suipenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shapanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siapinu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssapanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiponu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahpanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sappanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saaponu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapinuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapingou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapinaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphainu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiphanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapenau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sapinault | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sopanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seepanu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Cepenou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Sapinoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sephanu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Giaponu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Schoppenhau | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sophanou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Soupinou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shoppenhaust | 56 | 0 | / |
| Sopponnou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jopinu | 50 | 27 | / |
| Zopinu | 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 Sapenu
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