Apostile Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Apostile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apostile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Apostile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apostile occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apostile? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Apostile live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Apostile is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Apostile is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apostle93721/
Apostale889/
Apostoil882/
Aposstle881/
Apotiole881/
Appostle881/
Aposttle881/
Aposteles822/
Apostioli821/
Apotila802/
Apoztle801/
Apathile751/
Apostela751/
Opatile6723/
Apatila671/
Apatele671/
Apotela671/
Appathil633/
Oipatile631/
Apatela533/
Apatelaj501/

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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
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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 Apostile
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