Apollo Surname

69,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Apollo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apollo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9071:24,2162,734
Uganda1,1071:35,2664,632
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
United States6341:571,70246,905
Nigeria5841:303,32716,903
Philippines4201:241,04336,488
Brazil4151:515,84219,370
Italy3861:158,43724,473
Tanzania2561:206,80317,522
Papua New Guinea1791:45,5515,636
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Poland581:655,32357,058
England471:1,185,49155,443
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
France401:1,660,568152,033
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
China111:124,301,9616,553
Israel91:950,84857,975
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Panama81:489,0328,962
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Apolló (1) are calculated separately.

Apollo (33,230) may also be a first name.

Apollo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apollo (Bengali: অ্যাপোলো, Hindi: अपोलो, Marathi: अपोलो) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as a variant: Apolló. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apollo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 69,145th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,015,827 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Apollo live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Apollo is also the 25,735th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 33,230 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,907 people, or 1 in 24,216. In Kenya Apollo is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 15 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Turkana County, where 11 percent live. Beside Kenya Apollo is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.

Apollo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Apollo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Apollo surname increased 21,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Apollo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Apollo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Apollo surname are 2.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Apollo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.55% more than the national average, earning €50,016 per year; in United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apolló941/
Apollos923,736/
Appollo92237/
Apollot9276/
Apolloa925/
Apgollo923/
Apolloh921/
Apolllo921/
Apolo9116,048/
D'Apollo86616/
Appollos86522/
Appollot8669/
Apollous8635/
Apocello861/
Apollios861/
Aposllos861/
Apotllos861/
Apolot8330,600/
Apolos831,566/
Opollo83813/
Appolo83288/
Hapolo83110/
Apoolo8351/
Apoloy8334/
Epollo8323/
Aipolo8318/
Aspolo8312/
Apolio839/
Apallo838/
Apolla834/
Apoloi833/
Apholo832/
Atpolo832/
Apoloo832/
Ahpolo831/
Apoilo831/
Gapolo831/
Aapolo831/
Apullo831/
Apoloa831/
Apgolo831/
Appollous8026/
Appollios803/
D'Appollo801/
Appolos773,519/
Apolous7752/
Appolla7747/
Hepollo7736/
Opollot7731/
D'apolo7711/
Apoulou7711/
Apollas776/
Apholos776/
Appallo774/
Apallos774/
Apoolos774/
Appolot773/
Aapolla771/
Adpolla771/
Appolio771/
Opollos771/
Gopollo771/
Apuillo771/
Apoloit771/
Opolloh771/
Appoloh771/
Apollia771/
Apollah771/
Apelo732,493/
Opolo731,213/
Apola73578/
Epolo73556/
Apalo73205/
Apulo7367/
Appolous71144/
Aspulloh7111/
Aspollah716/
Ashpolla713/
Aappolla711/
Apocella711/
Appollas711/
Appoluos711/
Appallio711/
Happolot710/
Appolois710/
Opolot6729,077/
Apaloo675,236/
Apalla672,820/
Appelo67471/
Apoola67250/
Aphalo67173/
Hapalo6772/
Appalo6753/
Apolas6746/
Aapola6745/
Apalod6740/
Opallo6730/
Aspola6723/
Epolla6723/
Apolat6720/
Appola6719/
Oppolo6717/
Hapola6714/
Apalos6712/
Apulod6711/
Gopolo6710/
Apaulo679/
Apoleu679/
Opoloi678/
Aipola678/
Apolia678/
Apulot678/
Hepolo677/
Ahpola676/
Apalou676/
Hapulo676/
Aypola675/
Gapola675/
Oupolo675/
Opolla675/
Hopolo674/
Opolos672/
Asputillo672/
Gapulo672/
Apolya672/
Eepolo672/
Apulla672/
Opoloo672/
Gapalo671/
Haspoulos671/
Adpalo671/
Apalot671/
Opholo671/
Opoloy671/
Opoolo671/
Opoulo671/
Eppolo671/
Aspalo671/
Azpalo671/
Appulo671/
Apaloh671/
Aphola671/
O'Polo671/
Opuolo671/
Apaalo671/
Apoula671/
Happolott670/

Apollo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apollo in the Bengali language
অ্যাপোলোayapolo-
Apollo in the Hindi language
अपोलोapolo-
Apollo in the Marathi language
अपोलोapolo90
आपोलोapolo10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apollo
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