Ap
loc · Latin script
Meaning: abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Ap is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country.
- BRBrazil1 in 13K(measured from records)
- ESSpain≈1 in 78K
- CLChile≈1 in 91K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Brazil (measured from records)
- Sources
- 78 (measured from records)
- 1 in 13K (inferred from the name graph)
16,874 people
Highest-authority source
Brazil
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled A'P in CO Colombia, PE Peru.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ap counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | 16,874 | 1 in 13K | 17K | Ap | 78 |
| IN India | ≈11,000 est. | ≈1 in 121K | 2 | — | 24 |
| US United States | ≈1,800 est. | ≈1 in 188K | listed | — | 57 |
| ES Spain | ≈640 est. | ≈1 in 78K | — | Ap | 36 |
| CO Colombia | ≈400 est. | ≈1 in 124K | — | A'P | 17 |
| PE Peru | ≈280 est. | ≈1 in 115K | — | A'P | 17 |
| CL Chile | ≈200 est. | ≈1 in 91K | — | Ap | 11 |
16,874 people counted by IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls); the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
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 wordClauson, 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 wordDictionary 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 wordDictionary 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 wordDictionary 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 wordDictionary 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)
Attested in 13 sources across 9 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 17K | #915 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 1
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
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.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ap”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.