Apelton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Apelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Apelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apelton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apelton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apelton is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Apelton are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Apelton is primarily found in: Arizona, where 33 percent live, District of Columbia, where 33 percent live and Washington, where 33 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live.

Apelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Apelton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appelton9371/
Aplton925/
Appellton881/
Apeltun864/
Applton864/
Apleton864/
Appleton8025,565/
Apelthun8091/
Appltton801/
Apletone800/
Appeltant7515/
Appletone752/
Apppleton751/
Happleton750/
Appltom711/
Apletom710/
Oppleton673/
Appletonová672/
Eppleton672/
Heppleton630/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Apelton
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