Apelberg Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Apelberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apelberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden351:281,33619,530
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Apelberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apelberg is most common in Sweden. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apelberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apelberg is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Apelberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Apelberg reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 281,336. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 94 percent reside and Halland County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Finland, where 3 percent reside.

Apelberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Apelberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Apelberg last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appelberg94560/
Apfelberg9454/
Gappelberg8939/
Appelbergh898/
Apelborg881/
Appleberg8290/
Appelburg821/
Oppelberg821/
Appelbirg820/
Happelborg780/
Appleburg711/

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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 Apelberg
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