Apex Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Apex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Apex (551) may also be a first name.

Apex Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apex (Marathi: अपे) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Apex.

How Common Is The Last Name Apex? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Apex live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Apex is also the 358,643rd most common first name internationally, borne by 551 people.

Apex is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 53 percent reside, West Sepik, where 18 percent reside and Chimbu, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appex896/
Aupex894/
Apexs893/
Aphex891/
Aupeix80178/
Aspeix805/
Gaypex801/
Apes75357/
Apek75344/
Apez75147/
Apox7513/
Opex7512/
Apax7511/
Epex7510/
Apec753/
Apej752/
Apeg752/
Apix751/
Apjx751/
Apese671,261/
Apeke67966/
Apice67934/
Gapes67733/
Aypek67618/
Hapek67391/
Apies67236/
Apeks67229/
Hapes67170/
Aspes67140/
Appes67132/
Apess6744/
Gapek6734/
Ajpek6731/
Apike6730/
Apeck6728/
Apaix6727/
Appez6721/
Hapez6719/
Apise6711/
Apech6710/
Apesh679/
Apece678/
Aphek677/
Aspez677/
Abpes676/
Apeaz676/
Aupek675/
Aipek675/
Hapeg675/
Hapej674/
Appek673/
Gopex672/
Apeis672/
Apekh672/
Gapez672/
Aipes672/
Apeas671/
Hopex671/
Apeak671/
Abpek671/
Aphes671/
Apiez671/
Aspej671/
Apeiz671/
Aypes671/
Aupes671/
Apegg670/

Apex Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apex in the Marathi language
अपेape-

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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
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  • 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 Apex
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