Apelu Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Samoa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Apelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Samoa5281:36784
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
American Samoa221:2,534546
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Apelu (102) may also be a first name.

Apelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apelu is most common in Samoa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Apelu is the 503,825th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Apelu reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Polynesia. Apelu is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 102 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Samoa, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 367. Beside Samoa Apelu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Apelu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Apelu surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Apelu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apeilu9140/
Apeelu9134/
Gapelu9124/
Apielu916/
Apeleu913/
Apaelu913/
Apelus911/
Apeliu911/
Apalu80221/
Epelu8041/
Apolu8038/
Apilu8034/
Opelu8022/
Appelius77136/
Aspelius777/
Apelhult774/
Epielu73117/
Opeilu7394/
Appolu7361/
Aipalu7338/
Appalu7329/
Aupalu7321/
Apoleu739/
Apuilu738/
Apalou736/
Apalau732/
Opelus731/
Epeliu731/
Aapolu731/
Apoğlu731/
Hapilu731/
Appelhaus7120/
Appelhuys711/
Hapoğlu67117/
Țepeluș6734/
Aphuilu671/
Epielou671/
Opeilou671/
Opeillu671/
Applehu671/
Appallu671/
Aphajlu671/
Gopeelu671/

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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 Apelu
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