Ap

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Locally spelled A'P in CO Colombia, PE Peru.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Ap is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname20 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Russia, Brazil

  Languages: English, Dutch, German

  Also written A-P, A'P, Å-P, Ãp, Åp

• Malay surname6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia

  Languages: Malay, Indonesian

  Also written Ap', A-P, Äp

• Hindi surname9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Pakistan, Malaysia

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written A-P, Ãp, Áp, Âp

• Arabic given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Algeria, Egypt

  Also written Ãp, A-P

• Chinese surname2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan

• Sinhala given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia

  Also written Apa, Up, A-P, අපි, අප්

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written A-P, Áp

• French surname7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France

  Also written A-P, Ãp, Áp, Äp, Ấp

48 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Ap is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In otk, Conjunction unique in having a negative connotation and being used with the positive form of the verb; 'neither ... nor', 'nor'.

  as a word·Clauson, An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish (1972)

• In cdo, peie (F —stirred up trouble HE to visit with death, (P11) kill KE tk & to deal with worldly affairs. |. Be x mean fellows, a petty thief, (Pi BURKS rats hoard food, met., to be pro

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In Akan, ^ n t ^, apente-ba, a child whose mother, having lost previous children by death, gave it a name signifying o slave in general, as Odohkg, or the slave of a fetish, e.g. Kwadade, or a name referring to death, as Dowuona, or any despicable name (e.g. suroana), in order to ensure for it a longer life; a child that lives after the moth- er has lost many children

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In Akan, a r e, m-, Ak. 1, gu n^dp&re, n4 mp^re, = gu n6 nky^rew, wie no ye kora, to complete, discharge, dispatch, consummate, to bring to an end or close, to get it done, to get through. — -5. = aparow, m-; cf dampar^. — 0-par6, 'pr. n. m

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In cdo, anxious to seek for men of talents BE to purchase an office, (gidng-ma). BE to purchase goods. ats a customer, (dau-ma). want good ones)

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Ap mean, and where does it come from?

abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

In which country does Ap have the most bearers?

In Brazil, the national register counted about 17 thousand people named Ap, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled ap.

Where is Ap most common?

Ap is densest in Brazil, where the national register counts about 1 in 13 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Ap?

In Brazil, the national register counted 16,874 people named Ap, about 1 in 13 thousand residents.