Apolosi Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Apolosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apolosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Lesotho511:39,8546,821
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Apolosi (460) may also be a first name.

Apolosi Last Name Facts

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

Apolosi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Apolosi.

How Common Is The Last Name Apolosi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apolosi is the 1,518,885th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Apolosi is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Apolosi reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 397,789th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 460 people.

The last name Apolosi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, North West, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 37 percent are found and Mexico, where 16 percent are found.

Apolosi Last Name Statistics demography

Apolosi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.16% less than the national average, earning R 21,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apolosie931/
Appolossi881/
Apolosa86197/
Opolosi8614/
Apologi8610/
Apolose869/
Apolesi861/
Apolasi861/
Appolose809/
Opolosis802/
Apolouse801/
Apollosa801/
Apulasi713/
Ápolási711/
Apalose711/
Apulusi711/
Opoloji711/
Apalasi711/
Apollese6714/
Ehpalosi674/
Appalose673/
Opoulose671/
Apallose671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Apolosi
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