Sapia Surname

78,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Sapia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,8511:21,4513,733
Argentina9141:46,7653,949
United States8221:440,94837,906
Brazil4141:517,08819,419
Indonesia3211:411,99134,761
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Papua New Guinea1471:55,4677,053
Uruguay1111:30,9173,565
France1011:657,65184,833
Poland851:447,16246,049
Colombia521:918,7328,918
England501:1,114,36153,243
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
India241:31,961,058386,265
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sápia (1) are calculated separately.

Sapia (12,890) may also be a first name.

Sapia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapia (Bengali: সফিয়া, Georgian: საფია, Hindi: सपीआ, Oriya: ସପିଆ) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Sápia. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,281st most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,167,689 people. Sapia occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Sapia live; 46 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 51,598th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 12,890 people.

Sapia is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 2,851 people, or 1 in 21,451. In Italy Sapia is most common in: Calabria, where 56 percent live, Sicily, where 20 percent live and Lombardy, where 7 percent live. Not including Italy this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Sapia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sapia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sapia surname expanded 82,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sapia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sapia surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sapia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 36.63% more than the national average, earning €41,030 per year; in Colombia they earn 47.31% less than the national average, earning $11,962,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $47,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $56,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sápia931/
Sapiah911,389/
Sappia91867/
Saipia91347/
Sapiha91167/
Sapija9156/
Saphia9152/
Sapiay9131/
Sapiat9128/
Saupia9128/
Sapias9125/
Shapia9121/
Saepia9112/
Siapia9112/
Saypia9112/
Saapia915/
Sapiae914/
Sapiaa912/
Sapiea912/
Scapia911/
Saiphia83331/
Sapieha83330/
Saupiah8374/
Sapiayi8347/
Shapiah8335/
Sapiatz8326/
Sapiaai8324/
Saipiah8316/
Saupias837/
Sappiah836/
Sapeiya836/
Shapiae836/
Sahpiah834/
Sapaiia834/
Sapaiya832/
Sapi'ai832/
Saphiat831/
Sapihay831/
Shapija831/
Saypiah831/
Sahpiha831/
Sapppia831/
Sapayia831/
Saphias831/
Sapiaou831/
Seaupia831/
Saipiea831/
Shapiea831/
Shapiat830/
Sapio806,718/
Sopia804,534/
Sepia80190/
Zapia80127/
Sapea80111/
Sapja8049/
Sapya8034/
Japia8030/
Çapia8010/
Sapaiyah7718/
Sapia'ai774/
Shapeyia771/
Shapuiya771/
Saepphia771/
Ssaiphia771/
Sopiah7346,501/
Sophia7312,082/
Zappia737,395/
Sapyha731,352/
Seppia73567/
Sapeha73536/
Saphio73410/
Chapia73334/
Sapiot73321/
Sepiah73132/
Shopia73115/
Sopiat7394/
Sappio7380/
Jaipia7350/
Soupia7346/
Saepio7343/
Japhia7324/
Sopfia7317/
Sapios7315/
Sopias7311/
Saipio737/
Sopija735/
Zapiay735/
Saipea735/
Sephia734/
Capiha734/
Sopiha734/
Sappía733/
Saphya732/
Shapio732/
Soipia732/
Sapeay732/
Saapio731/
Sapieo731/
Sapyad731/
Scapio731/
Sopiap731/
Shapya731/
Soppia731/
Sospia731/
Japias731/
Siepia731/
Seepia731/
Shopiah67371/
Chaipia67233/
Chhapia67141/
Sophiah6765/
Soppiah6744/
Soepiah6735/
Zapogia6728/
Sopihat6720/
Shophia6715/
Sophias6714/
Zapiach6713/
Saipioh679/
Japiass675/
Soupiah674/
Cappiah674/
Cheapia673/
Ssepija673/
Shaphio672/
Szapieo672/
Souphia672/
Sape'ei672/
Shapyha672/
Chaphia671/
Chaupia671/
Jaupiaj671/
Zapaiya671/
Shephia671/
Shapieo671/
Sopiasz671/
Soupias671/
Sapehay671/
Sapeuya671/
Saiphea671/
Jaiphia671/
Jaipiea671/
Shappea670/
Chappia670/

Sapia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapia in the Georgian language
საფიაsapia97.06
საპიაsapia2.94
Sapia in the Oriya language
ସପିଆsapi'a75
ସାପିଆsapi'a25
Sapia in the Bengali language
সফিয়াsaphiya50
সাপিয়াsapiya50
Sapia in the Hindi language
सपीआsapi'a50
सपीअsapi'a50

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