Sapua Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

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

Sapua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
India321:23,970,793327,222
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sapua (556) may also be a first name.

Sapua Last Name Facts

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

Sapua (Hindi: सपुआ, Oriya: ସାପୁଆ, Russian: Сапуа) is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapua? popularity and diffusion

Sapua is the 1,159,732nd most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name Sapua occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Sapua live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sapua is also the 356,749th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 556 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,084,010. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Papua, where 89 percent are found, East Java, where 6 percent are found and Maluku, where 5 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapuay91925/
Saepua9178/
Sapuat9117/
Shapua9113/
Seapua911/
Siapua911/
Sapuad911/
Sampuha832/
Sapuadt832/
Saepuay832/
Saspuay831/
Saipuah831/
Sanpuha831/
Sabua80903/
Savua80116/
Sapwa80103/
Sepua8079/
Sopua8026/
Sapuo801/
Saibua732,547/
Shapwa73892/
Sabuad7397/
Sampuo7344/
Cappua7338/
Shabua7336/
Saipwa7326/
Sompua7324/
Capuay7315/
Saybua7311/
Sabuat7311/
Chapua7311/
Saebua738/
Sapwai737/
Seepua736/
Sa'bua736/
Sepuha734/
Siabua732/
Sapway732/
Dcapua731/
Saepuo731/
Saapuo731/
Sabuaa731/
Sabuay731/
Sabuas731/
Sapwad731/
Tjapuha67287/
Chapuha6726/
Sapwaha6722/
Sabuach6713/
Shaibua6710/
Sabouha679/
Sabuhai676/
Saepuoh675/
Joshpua673/
Saibuah673/
Chapuea672/
Dzhapua672/
Shapwah671/
Zanpuaa671/
Saatbua671/
Saipway671/
Shaepwa671/
Sabueha671/
Ssaibua671/
Shauvva671/
Chaupua671/
Sahabua671/

Sapua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapua in the Oriya language
ସାପୁଆsapu'a85.52
ସପୁଆsapu'a12.41
ଶାପୁଆsapu'a0.69
Sapua in the Hindi language
सपुआsapu'a66.67
सापूआsapu'a16.67
सपूआsapu'a16.67
Sapua in the Russian language
Сапуаsapua-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sapua
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