Apiel Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Apiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Apiel (12) may also be a first name.

Apiel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apiel is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apiel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Apiel reside; 29 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally, held by 12 people.

Apiel is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Hela, where 50 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Apiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Apiel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apiele919/
Apel8919,610/
Apil892,640/
Haspiel8335/
Appel8042,187/
Apelt803,567/
Apfel802,508/
Apell80915/
Hapil80696/
Aspel80415/
Hapel80414/
Apael80267/
Gapil80134/
Aspil80121/
Opiel8081/
Gapel8051/
Abpel8045/
Apeal8035/
Apoel8031/
Aipel8021/
Apeel8012/
Apill8011/
Atpel804/
Apoil804/
Aapil803/
Appil803/
Apelh803/
Apail803/
Eapel803/
Abpil802/
Aipil802/
Apilt802/
Apuel801/
Aupel801/
Apuil801/
Apiol801/
Ajpil801/
Adpel801/
Ahpel800/
Epiel800/
Hapfield7711/
Hasspiel771/
Apl75376/
Happel737,623/
Appelt737,550/
Appell732,137/
Haspel731,863/
Aspell73996/
Appeal73813/
Gappel73249/
Apfeld73231/
Haspil73214/
Hapelt7395/
Apijal7390/
Aspill7367/
Gaupel7363/
Aupoil7362/
Haipel7359/
Aspeel7356/
Aphael7348/
Azpell7343/
Hajpel7337/
Gapyil7335/
Appilt7331/
Asspel7324/
Appehl7323/
Appfel7321/
Gapail7320/
Aeppel7318/
Apujil7315/
Appeld7312/
Apaile7311/
Haupel739/
Apeule739/
Heapel737/
Aipele737/
Apfelt736/
Opiele734/
Apheal733/
Aupelt733/
Hapell732/
Gaipel732/
Gaupil731/
Aispil731/
Apfeel731/
Apfell731/
Apoell731/
Appelp731/
Atpelt731/
Eaupel731/
Appail731/
Apeelt731/
Appeil731/
Gaypel731/
Happil731/
Gaapil731/
D'Apel731/
Apilll731/
Apiyal731/
Apayel731/
Apouel731/
Appael731/
Aspail730/
Oppiel730/
Hapill730/
Abpell730/
Haupfield710/
Opel674,773/
Epil671,312/
Appl671,233/
Epel67452/
Happell67267/
Hapl67138/
Haspell67135/
Apfl6791/
Opil6785/
Apilova6760/
Ophield6744/
Aplt6733/
Haspeel6724/
Gappell6716/
Aipl6710/
Apelova677/
Appellt676/
Apowell675/
Aphijal674/
Apll674/
Aphiyal673/
Heaupel671/
Apeulle671/
Apld671/
Appiyal671/
Apyhill671/
Aspl671/
Auspell671/
Apfeldt671/
Appeltt671/
Ápel671/
Haspill671/
Hapijal671/
Aipajil671/
Appfeld671/
Appigli671/
Apayele671/
Apuyele671/
Adpl671/
Ahpl671/
Apppelt671/
Gapl671/
Haeppel670/
Hapfeld670/
Hapfelt670/
Hoppiel670/
Auspelt670/
Haspeil670/

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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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  • 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 Apiel
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