Apila Surname

213,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3901:28,0863,883
Philippines2721:372,19949,028
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Finland431:127,83012,225
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
India261:29,502,515369,827
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Apila (1,957) may also be a first name.

Apila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apila (Georgian: აფილა, Hindi: अपीला, Marathi: अपीला, Oriya: ଅପିଲା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Apila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,544th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,779,847 people. The last name Apila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Apila reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 171,317th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,957 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,390 people, or 1 in 28,086. In Uganda Apila is primarily found in: Amuria District, where 37 percent live, Soroti District, where 19 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Apila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Apila last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hapila912,334/
Apilat91169/
Apilia91120/
Apilas91120/
Apaila91102/
Aspila9193/
Aphila9167/
Aupila9127/
Appila9124/
Apilah9124/
Gapila9121/
Apilai919/
Apiola919/
Apilay914/
Apilap912/
Apilad911/
Apiela911/
Eapila911/
Hapilay83595/
Hapilah8318/
Haspila8317/
Hapilia8312/
Haphila8310/
Aphilap834/
Apilias834/
Gapilea833/
Apailla832/
Appitla831/
Aspilia831/
Aipaila831/
Ashpila831/
Appilaz831/
Aphilia831/
Aapilah831/
Aphilaj831/
Apili8016,579/
Epila802,370/
Opila801,826/
Apela80547/
Apilo80437/
Apula80313/
Apile80147/
Apily8028/
Apyla801/
Apicella7710,484/
Apisella779/
Achpilya777/
Ashpilya776/
Azpeitla774/
Hapailay773/
Apicilla772/
Apitella771/
Haphilah771/
Gabpiola771/
Aphailat771/
Haspilah771/
Opiela732,381/
Gapili731,943/
Apuela731,317/
Opilas73502/
Opiola73484/
Aspili73413/
Gapily73385/
Hapili73290/
Appili73271/
Appula73193/
Apylat73180/
Apilis73160/
Apilit73123/
Apiles7397/
Hapula7390/
Aspile7377/
Apulia7366/
Apelia7366/
Aspela7361/
Aipela7355/
Hapela7341/
Apioli7339/
Hopila7334/
Ophila7332/
Gapile7330/
Opilat7328/
Epilia7325/
Gopila7321/
Apayla7320/
Gapilo7319/
Gapela7316/
Epilau7316/
Apaile7311/
Apelas739/
Appile739/
Opilia739/
Apulai739/
Apiele739/
Opilah738/
Appela738/
Hepila737/
Aipula735/
Eppila734/
Aapula734/
Opeila734/
Apuula734/
Aphela734/
Aipili733/
Apelah733/
Apelea733/
Apilii733/
Epilai732/
Hapile732/
Atpile732/
Apielo732/
Apulla732/
Apailo732/
Eapili731/
Apetla731/
Apfili731/
Apfula731/
Aphile731/
Apoilo731/
Apeela731/
Opaila731/
Epuila731/
Epilah731/
Apilio731/
Apilip731/
Apiloi731/
Apelat731/
Apilot731/
Opilha731/
Apilod731/
Hapyla731/
Opisla730/
Apichella7125/
Achhpilia7118/
Haiphilad714/
Apicellla712/
Achhpilya711/
Appicella711/
Haspela67308/
Ophilia67245/
Apelias6747/
Aphilep6739/
Hopilah6738/
Aphaili6722/
Appiolo6714/
Hoppila6712/
Ephilia6712/
Hapiler678/
Ashpela675/
Țapelea674/
Aspiler674/
Apailee673/
Appetla673/
Eappili673/
Ayppula673/
Aspelia672/
Apelaya672/
Opheila671/
Heppila671/
Goppila671/
Apeatla671/
Apelast671/
Appaili671/
Appulla671/
Opeilia671/
Haupili671/
Hospila671/
Opiolia671/
Ospilia671/
Ohpilia671/
Haspile671/
Epaaila671/
Ajpichilla671/
Abpulay671/
Apuillo671/
Appelas671/
Appelia671/
Appioli671/
Aphaily671/
Ouppila671/
Ophilea671/
Aphiloh671/
Appylat671/
Appilio671/
Gapioli671/
Aspitle670/
Aphelia670/

Apila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apila in the Georgian language
აფილაapila-
Apila in the Oriya language
ଅପିଲାapila-
Apila in the Marathi language
अपीलाapila66.67
एपीलाepila16.67
अपीळाapila16.67
Apila in the Hindi language
अपीलाapila50
अपिलाapila50

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