Apela Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Apela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2601:681,31831,645
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Solomon Islands331:17,5773,381
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India141:54,790,384527,769
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Apela (1,830) may also be a first name.

Apela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apela (Bengali: আপেলা, Hindi: अपेला, Oriya: ଆେପଲା, Russian: Апела) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 575,362nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Apela are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 178,359th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,830 people.

The last name Apela is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 681,318. In Nigeria Apela is most numerous in: Benue, where 42 percent are found, Ondo, where 40 percent are found and Ekiti, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Apela Last Name Statistics demography

Apela earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apelia9166/
Aspela9161/
Aipela9155/
Hapela9141/
Gapela9116/
Apelas919/
Appela918/
Apaela916/
Aphela914/
Apelah913/
Apelea913/
Apetla911/
Apeela911/
Apelat911/
Apiela911/
Haspela83308/
Apelias8347/
Ashpela835/
Țapelea834/
Appetla833/
Aspelia832/
Apelaya832/
Apeatla831/
Apelast831/
Appelas831/
Appelia831/
Aphelia830/
Apelo802,493/
Apala802,362/
Apila801,928/
Apeli801,661/
Apele801,617/
Epela80709/
Apola80578/
Opela80565/
Apely8038/
Apyla801/
Apelé801/
Apicella7710,484/
Apisella779/
Apecella775/
Azpeitla774/
Apitella771/
Aspelach771/
Appala737,668/
Apalla732,820/
Opiela732,381/
Hapila732,334/
Apelis73962/
Apalia73827/
Hapala73490/
Appelo73471/
Apeles73354/
Gopela73280/
Opelia73255/
Apalai73195/
Apylat73180/
Aupala73175/
Apelit73174/
Apilat73169/
Hapeli73164/
Apilia73120/
Apilas73120/
Gapele73116/
Opelat73109/
Aspeli73108/
Apaila73102/
Aspila7393/
Aphila7367/
Apalay7361/
Apeler7353/
Aipala7352/
Apalah7350/
Aapola7345/
Appely7340/
Appeli7334/
Aupila7327/
Appila7324/
Apilah7324/
Aapala7322/
Gapila7321/
Apayla7320/
Appola7319/
Epaela7317/
Hapola7314/
Aphele7312/
Apaala7311/
Apelet7311/
Epelia7310/
Hopela7310/
Ahpala739/
Aepala739/
Appele739/
Apeule739/
Apilai739/
Apiola739/
Apiele739/
Gapelo738/
Aipola738/
Apolia738/
Epelea738/
Apeele737/
Opeala737/
Opelas737/
Aipele737/
Ahpola736/
Hapele735/
Aypola735/
Opeila734/
Apolla734/
Apelio734/
Apeali734/
Apilay734/
Eppela733/
Apelie733/
Aspele733/
Aspelo733/
Apeleu733/
Aphala733/
Apalea732/
Apalau732/
Apelyo732/
Apielo732/
Gapeli732/
Apilap732/
Opelya731/
Ophela731/
Oppela731/
Eapala731/
Apfala731/
Apilad731/
Atpele731/
Opelea731/
Epeela731/
Eupela731/
Abpala731/
Aphola731/
Opelah731/
Apeley731/
Eapila731/
Appelè731/
Hapyla731/
Apesly730/
Apichella7125/
Appelhaus7120/
Apicellla712/
Appelhaas711/
Appicella711/
Haapala674,620/
Hapilay67595/
Appalla67477/
Hapalla67139/
Auppala6780/
Ophelia6762/
Aspeele6747/
Appolla6747/
Haapola6738/
Aappola6733/
Hoppela6727/
Apaliah6724/
Aspeler6724/
Hapalay6724/
Hopelai6723/
Haupala6722/
Haipola6721/
Appaala6718/
Hapilah6718/
Haspila6717/
Hopeala6713/
Hapilia6712/
Hopeela6711/
Haphila6710/
Aspelod678/
Apelish676/
Happala675/
Hapeloy674/
Aphilap674/
Apilias674/
Apallay674/
Hapalia673/
Gapilea673/
Apallah672/
Happely672/
Ephelia672/
Hapaala672/
Apailla672/
Opheila671/
Eappala671/
Gaipeli671/
Hapalah671/
Hapeley671/
Hahpala671/
Aapeeli671/
Aapolla671/
Aappala671/
Apeulle671/
Appelet671/
Appitla671/
Aspilia671/
Appeles671/
Appealy671/
Opeleha671/
Opeilia671/
Gappele671/
Țepelea671/
Happola671/
Gaupele671/
Aipaila671/
Aapalaa671/
Ashpila671/
Appilaz671/
Apalaha671/
Apaliai671/
Apallia671/
Aphalla671/
Aphilia671/
Apelesz671/
Apelleo671/
Gaupeli671/
Apollia671/
Abpalla671/
Aapilah671/
Aipelot671/
Apelhio671/
Aphilaj671/
Appalai671/
Apollah671/
Appylat671/
Appeley670/
Ophella670/
Opgella670/
Happele670/
Appeler670/

Apela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apela in the Bengali language
আপেলাapela-
Apela in the Hindi language
अपेलाapela-
Apela in the Oriya language
ଆେପଲାaepala80
ଅେପଲାaepala20
Apela in the Russian language
Апелаapela-

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