Apel Surname

27,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Apel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,2081:6,594809
United States2,5881:140,05414,583
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
Papua New Guinea5551:14,6911,423
Poland2461:154,50721,955
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
France1871:355,20253,191
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Sweden1081:91,1746,647
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Canada961:383,80834,152
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Turkey731:1,066,04747,221
England591:944,37447,923
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Austria391:218,34426,757
Northern Cyprus361:8,8612,181
Luxembourg261:22,3294,651
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Chile251:704,65916,160
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
India111:69,733,217610,955
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

The alternate forms: Ápel (1) are calculated separately.

Apel (10,484) may also be a first name.

Apel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apel (Bengali: আপেল, Georgian: აპელ, Oriya: ଆେପଲ, Russian: Апель) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ápel. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,416th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 371,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Apel are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 59,379th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 10,484 people.

Apel is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 12,208 people, or 1 in 6,594. In Germany it is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 19 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany Apel occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Bangladesh, where 11 percent live.

Apel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Apel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Apel surname increased 739 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 421 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Apel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Apel surname are 8.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Apel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning 289,065 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 302.26% more than the national average, earning R 955,932 per year; in United States they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $46,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,909 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ápel921/
Appel8942,187/
Apelt893,567/
Apfel892,508/
Apell89915/
Aspel89415/
Hapel89414/
Apael89267/
Gapel8951/
Abpel8945/
Apoel8931/
Aipel8921/
Apeel8912/
Apiel897/
Atpel894/
Apelh893/
Eapel893/
Apuel891/
Aupel891/
Adpel891/
Ahpel890/
Apl86376/
Happel807,623/
Appelt807,550/
Appell802,137/
Haspel801,863/
Aspell80996/
Gappel80249/
Apfeld80231/
Hapelt8095/
Gaupel8063/
Haipel8059/
Aspeel8056/
Azpell8043/
Hajpel8037/
Asspel8024/
Appehl8023/
Appfel8021/
Aeppel8018/
Appeld8012/
Haupel809/
Heapel807/
Aipele807/
Apfelt806/
Aupelt803/
Hapell802/
Gaipel802/
Apfeel801/
Apfell801/
Apoell801/
Appelp801/
Atpelt801/
Eaupel801/
Apeelt801/
Gaypel801/
D'Apel801/
Appael801/
Abpell800/
Opel754,773/
Apil752,640/
Appl751,233/
Epel75452/
Hapl75138/
Apfl7591/
Aplt7533/
Aipl7510/
Apll754/
Apld751/
Aspl751/
Adpl751/
Ahpl751/
Gapl751/
Happell73267/
Haspell73135/
Haspeel7324/
Gappell7316/
Apelova737/
Appellt736/
Heaupel731/
Auspell731/
Apfeldt731/
Appeltt731/
Appfeld731/
Apppelt731/
Haeppel730/
Hapfeld730/
Hapfelt730/
Auspelt730/
Oppel674,385/
Eppel671,529/
Opelt671,003/
Hapil67696/
Haspl67294/
Opell67189/
Gopel67148/
Gapil67134/
Hepel67126/
Aspil67121/
Eipel67121/
Hašpl67108/
Aplet6791/
Gaipl6789/
Opiel6781/
Appelová6779/
Happl6779/
Haipl6770/
Ospel6762/
Ehpel6751/
Hopel6740/
Höpel6737/
Hayspell6732/
Opfel6724/
Haupl6717/
Epael6716/
Apuul6715/
Appél6715/
Epfel6713/
Äppel6712/
Apill6711/
Applt679/
Apéll676/
Apfelová676/
Epell675/
Auppl674/
Aapil673/
Appil673/
Opeld673/
Ebpel673/
Eypel672/
Abpil672/
Aipil672/
Apilt672/
Gappl671/
Apled671/
Opael671/
Oupel671/
Appêl671/
Apuil671/
Appelova671/
Apiol671/
Ajpil671/
Atplt671/
Appll670/
Epiel670/

Apel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apel in the Georgian language
აპელapel-
Apel in the Oriya language
ଆେପଲaepala-
Apel in the Bengali language
আপেলapela80
অপেলapela20
Apel in the Russian language
Апельapel-

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Footnotes

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