Sapoan Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Sapoan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 502 | 1:263,445 | 23,866 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Sapoan (1,676) may also be a first name.
Sapoan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sapoan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sapoan is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sapoan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sapoan is the 592,650th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sapoan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 188,032nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 1,676 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 502 people, or 1 in 263,445. In Indonesia Sapoan is mostly concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 99 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapoean | 92 | 14 | / |
| Sapuoane | 86 | 40 | / |
| Saphoand | 86 | 5 | / |
| Capoan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Sepoan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shahpohan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chapoan | 77 | 31 | / |
| Sophoan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Capouan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapauan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapouam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Japoang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chapouan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Soupoang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sopoyian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapoann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saephaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapouand | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chopoan | 62 | 14 | / |
| Sophaon | 62 | 5 | / |
| Sapaoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sopouam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Japaong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zopoyean | 57 | 2 | / |
| Sopohong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Soupouam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sophaosin | 53 | 9 | / |
| Chaipahon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Chatpahon | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Sapoan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis