Sapiu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

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

Sapiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578

Sapiu (38) may also be a first name.

Sapiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapiu occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sapiu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapiu is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Sapiu are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sapiu is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Sapiu is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 3,005,664. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Central Sulawesi, where 41 percent reside, Southeast Sulawesi, where 30 percent reside and Maluku, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapiu91184/
Sapius9138/
Sapiou919/
Sapoiu912/
Saphiu912/
Saupiu911/
Sapihu911/
Sadpiu911/
Sahpiu911/
Shapihu839/
Scaphiu831/
Sapiaou831/
Saadpiu831/
Sapju8021/
Sopiu8013/
Japiu806/
Sepiu806/
Sapyu803/
Shaphieu771/
Saidpoiu771/
Schapius771/
Chapiu7335/
Shepiu7323/
Japius7321/
Sapyuz739/
Sophiu735/
Sapoyu734/
Sapehu731/
Sepihu731/
Sephiu731/
Sopoiu731/
Săpoiu731/
Soupiou6717/
Chapius6712/
Shepihu676/
Shepfiu671/

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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 Sapiu
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