Apele Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Latvia

Apele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5681:130,07013,970
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
Congo2611:19,1152,248
Papua New Guinea1801:45,2985,598
Latvia1651:12,4251,842
Uganda1161:336,54622,436
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Apele (504) may also be a first name.

Apele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apele (Russian: Апеле) is found most in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant: Apelé. For other potential spellings of Apele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 246,025th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. The surname Apele is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Apele reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 377,412th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 504 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 130,070. Apart from The DR Congo Apele occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Apele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Apele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Apele last name rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Apele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Apele last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Apele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.06% more than the national average, earning R 677,400 per year and in United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apelé931/
Apeles91354/
Gapele91116/
Apeler9153/
Apelle9144/
Aphele9112/
Apelet9111/
Appele919/
Apeule919/
Apiele919/
Apeele917/
Aipele917/
Hapele915/
Apelie913/
Aspele913/
Apelea913/
Apeleu913/
Atpele911/
Apaele911/
Apeley911/
Aple89102/
Appelle83117/
Aspeele8347/
Aspeler8324/
Țapelea834/
Hapeley831/
Haepele831/
Apeulle831/
Appelet831/
Appeles831/
Gappele831/
Gaupele831/
Apelesz831/
Apelleh831/
Appeley830/
Happele830/
Appeler830/
Apple8014,630/
Apale805,687/
Apeli801,661/
Epele801,567/
Apole801,282/
Opele80768/
Apela80547/
Aiple80172/
Apile80147/
Apely8038/
Apeal8035/
Aphel8016/
Aphle8014/
Aplle806/
Haple804/
Apelh803/
Ajple802/
Eaple801/
Aaple801/
Aspeslet7795/
Auphelle7726/
Happelle771/
Apeahleh771/
Appeiler771/
Appelleh771/
Happeler770/
Apelis73962/
Appeal73813/
Happle73724/
Aphale73527/
Eppele73207/
Apelit73174/
Hapeli73164/
Aspeli73108/
Apiles7397/
Apaeli7391/
Aspile7377/
Aipale7375/
Apelia7366/
Aipela7355/
Hapole7354/
Hapale7341/
Hapela7341/
Appely7340/
Oupele7339/
Appeli7334/
Gapile7330/
Epiele7323/
Opelle7318/
Apolle7318/
Ophele7315/
Apaile7311/
Opelet7311/
Opaele7310/
Appile739/
Hepele739/
Apoleu739/
Opeele739/
Gaphel738/
Appela738/
Epelea738/
Apicel736/
Apolei736/
Apoley734/
Aaphle734/
Hopele734/
Apelio734/
Apeali734/
Haphle734/
Opiele734/
Aphela734/
Haaple733/
Apheal733/
Appale732/
Hapile732/
Apalea732/
Apalle732/
Atpile732/
Apelyo732/
Appole732/
Gapeli732/
Aupale732/
Asphel731/
Opetle731/
Eipele731/
Gopele731/
Aapale731/
Aphile731/
Aphjle731/
Apeela731/
Appeil731/
Opelea731/
Țepele731/
Apalei731/
Apille731/
Eapple731/
Apiela731/
Aplehi731/
Appelè731/
Aupple731/
Aipple730/
Apesly730/
Haiple730/
Applle730/
Aspeslett715/
Appicelle711/
Ople674,105/
Aphilep6739/
Ophelie6735/
Ápelesz6726/
Appalle6714/
Aupalee6711/
Hapiler678/
Apelish676/
Hapeloy674/
Aspiler674/
Hapaleț674/
Apailee673/
Gayphel673/
Gapilea673/
Applehy672/
Happely672/
Apahale672/
Apelaya672/
Heapole671/
Gaipeli671/
Haepale671/
Aapeeli671/
Aaphale671/
Aphãale671/
Appealy671/
Opeleha671/
Houpele671/
Ophelle671/
Oppelez671/
Țepelea671/
Haspile671/
Appelia671/
Gaupeli671/
Opelech671/
Apelhio671/
Aspitle670/
Aphelia670/
Hopeler670/
Hopeley670/
Asphelt670/
Appaley670/
Haspeil670/

Apele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apele in the Russian language
Апелеapele-

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