Apelan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Apelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Apelan (12) may also be a first name.

Apelan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apelan is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apelan? popularity and diffusion

Apelan is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Apelan live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines Apelan is most common in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 71 percent live, Davao Region, where 12 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 6 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apeland92682/
Apelian92546/
Apelyan92132/
Apelhan9230/
Apeelan921/
Apeilan921/
Appelan920/
Apesland8637/
Aspeland8625/
Apelaten866/
Appelian866/
Eapeland862/
Appelamn862/
Appelyan861/
Apilan831,554/
Apalan83124/
Apolan8386/
Opelan8312/
Apelon831/
Appeliane8015/
Appesland8015/
Haspelhan800/
Aspilan77195/
Appelon7761/
Ophelan7754/
Opelang7722/
Opeland7714/
Apolian774/
Apalian773/
Apélian772/
Apelham772/
Apeliam772/
Apollan772/
Apelion771/
Apaylan771/
Apelein770/
Opealan770/
O'Phelan71110/
Hopelian7140/
Gapilian7135/
Hopelain7124/
Ophelian7111/
Aphalaun716/
Hopeland715/
Appelong713/
Applehan712/
Appalann711/
Ophaelan711/
Appalian711/
Appelein711/
Epielian711/
Oppeland711/
Aspiland711/
Gapilyan711/
Ospeland710/
Apolon67545/
Epalan67207/
Epilan6788/
Opilan6741/
Haspaylan6732/
Epolan6730/
Apalon6719/
Gaipuilan675/
Apilon674/
Apilam672/
Appeleaum672/
Opalan672/
Apolòn671/
Houpelain671/
Happiland671/
Appelhaum671/
Oopeliand671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apelan
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