Apolus Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apolus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apolus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2561:691,96432,018
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Apolus (903) may also be a first name.

Apolus Last Name Facts

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

Apolus is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apolus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. Apolus is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Apolus reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 270,077th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 903 people.

Apolus is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 691,964. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 29 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Apolus Last Name Statistics demography

Apolus earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.08% less than the national average, earning R 94,860 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appolus921,345/
Apollus921,187/
Apolous9252/
Apolius9218/
Apoulus922/
Apoleus921/
Apolaus921/
Aposlus921/
Apolu9138/
Appollus86160/
Appolous86144/
Apollous8635/
Apposlus865/
Appoulus862/
Apolouse861/
Appolius861/
Appoluus861/
Appoleus861/
Apolos831,566/
Appolu8361/
Apoleu839/
Apalus833/
Apoğlu831/
Adpolu831/
Aapolu831/
Apelus831/
Appollous8026/
Apollos773,736/
Appolos773,519/
Hapoğlu77117/
Apaulus7727/
Appalus7719/
Apoulou7711/
Appulus778/
Apalous777/
Apholos776/
Appolup775/
Apoolos774/
Gappolu773/
Aphalus773/
Adpollu773/
Gajpolu772/
Opoulus772/
Opolous771/
Epolius771/
Apullus771/
Apulous771/
Apalu73221/
Opolu7353/
Appollos71522/
Appelius71136/
Appallus715/
Appalous715/
Apaulius711/
Apaulous711/
Apaullus711/
Appalaus711/
Opoulous711/
Apauleus711/
Aipalu6738/
Appalu6729/
Aupalu6721/
Appelhaus6720/
Apalos6712/
Gapalu677/
Apalou676/
Gopolu676/
Apalut674/
Appallaus673/
Apalup673/
Apoloo672/
Apalau672/
Opolos672/
Oppolu671/
Apoloe671/
Apolló671/
Appelhuys671/
Opoilu671/
Adpalu671/
Appooloes671/
Opoleu671/
Opelus671/

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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 Apolus
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