Apfel Surname

171,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Apfel Surname Definition:

(Ger.) = Apple, q.v. in Dict. [Middle High German apfel, O.H.Ger. apful]

Apfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2131:298,81227,597
Germany8401:95,84011,950
France781:851,573100,617
Hungary591:166,37814,685
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
England481:1,160,79354,689
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Austria261:327,51736,002
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Apfel (12) may also be a first name.

Apfel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) = Apple, q.v. in Dict. [Middle High German apfel, O.H.Ger. apful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, Eng, Dutch) Dweller near an apple tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Apfel Last Name Facts

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

Apfel (Russian: Апфель) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apfel? popularity and diffusion

Apfel is the 171,639th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,905,720 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Apfel are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Apfel is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,213 people, or 1 in 298,812. In The United States Apfel is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Apfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Apfel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 963 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Apfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Apfel are 42.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Apfel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning R 216,408 per year; in United States they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $52,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning $41,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apffel91485/
Apfeld91231/
Appfel9121/
Apfelt916/
Apfeel911/
Apfell911/
Apel8919,610/
Afel89112/
Apfl8991/
Apfeldt831/
Appfeld831/
Apffeld831/
Hapfeld830/
Hapfelt830/
Appel8042,187/
Apelt803,567/
Apell80915/
Hafel80599/
Affel80449/
Aspel80415/
Hapel80414/
Apael80267/
Afelt80192/
Afeld80181/
Gafel8059/
Gapel8051/
Abpel8045/
Apoel8031/
Afeel8026/
Opfel8024/
Aipel8021/
Aphel8016/
Aifel8016/
Epfel8013/
Asfel8012/
Apeel8012/
Apiel807/
Adfel805/
Atpel804/
Afael804/
Atfel803/
Apelh803/
Eapel803/
Abfel802/
Afiel801/
Apuel801/
Aupel801/
Afell801/
Adpel801/
Ahpel800/
Apfelová776/
Apl75376/
Afl7559/
Happel737,623/
Appelt737,550/
Hafeel734,520/
Appell732,137/
Haspel731,863/
Aspell73996/
Affeld73616/
Affelt73276/
Gappel73249/
Asfeld73230/
Höpfel73150/
Gaffel73106/
Hapelt7395/
Gaupel7363/
Haipel7359/
Afeldt7359/
Aspeel7356/
Opfell7353/
Aphael7348/
Hafell7344/
Azpell7343/
Hafeld7340/
Hajpel7337/
Asspel7324/
Appehl7323/
Ayfeld7318/
Aeppel7318/
Hepfel7318/
Aifeld7318/
Hopfel7317/
Haefel7315/
Haffel7313/
Appeld7312/
Hafelt7312/
Haupel739/
Haifel739/
Gaphel738/
Heapel737/
Aipele737/
Ahfeld734/
Asfell734/
Gafeel733/
Aupelt733/
Asfeel733/
Hapell732/
Gaipel732/
Aafeel732/
Hafael732/
Haufel731/
Hadfel731/
Haepfl731/
Apoell731/
Appelp731/
Appfll731/
Atpelt731/
Eaupel731/
Apeelt731/
Gaypel731/
Ajfeld731/
Adfelt731/
D'Apel731/
Appael731/
Afehel731/
Adfeel731/
Opfeld730/
Asfelt730/
Opfelt730/
Abpell730/
Apffelová711/
Opel674,773/
Affeldt672,963/
Apil672,640/
Appl671,233/
Epel67452/
Happell67267/
Ausfeld67194/
Efel67174/
Afil67168/
Hapl67138/
Haspell67135/
Haßfeld67112/
Hopfeld67106/
Ashfeld6794/
Hasfeld6774/
Assfeld6773/
Hoepfel6763/
Haffelt6753/
Adfeldt6742/
Aufeldt6739/
Asfeldt6737/
Ahfeldt6733/
Aplt6733/
Oppfelt6729/
Haspeel6724/
Ausfelt6723/
Aafeldt6720/
Haeffel6717/
Gappell6716/
Aysfeld6714/
Hadfeld6712/
Aipl6710/
Ofel678/
Apelova677/
Appellt676/
Hatfeld675/
Hafl674/
Apll674/
Haffell673/
Gayphel673/
Haefell672/
Ahafuel672/
Haphael672/
Haifeld672/
Aefl672/
Ofpfeld671/
Haufelt671/
Hayfeld671/
Heaupel671/
Hadfell671/
Hafeelh671/
Aitfeld671/
Affl671/
Apld671/
Aspl671/
Ausfelp671/
Auspell671/
Appeltt671/
Ápel671/
Hahfeld671/
Aafl671/
Afhl671/
Adpl671/
Ahpl671/
Aifl671/
Apppelt671/
Gapl671/
Haafeld671/
Hafeeld671/
Autfeld670/
Ashfelt670/
Hasfelt670/
Haeppel670/
Gauffel670/
Haffeel670/
Hatfelt670/
Auspelt670/
Hazfeld670/
Hopfell670/
Opfeelt670/

Apfel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apfel in the Russian language
Апфельapfel-

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