Apostol Surname
Approximately 63,281 people bear this surname
Apostol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 32,043 | 1:3,159 | 230 |
| Romania | 18,958 | 1:1,059 | 136 |
| Moldova | 2,402 | 1:1,483 | 145 |
| Venezuela | 2,144 | 1:14,088 | 1,158 |
| United States | 1,942 | 1:186,642 | 18,561 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Ukraine | 909 | 1:50,080 | 7,253 |
| Russia | 632 | 1:228,043 | 24,548 |
| Spain | 594 | 1:78,707 | 6,823 |
| Mexico | 551 | 1:225,274 | 5,791 |
| Hungary | 248 | 1:39,582 | 4,252 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Transnistria | 174 | 1:2,728 | 418 |
| Peru | 172 | 1:184,791 | 8,878 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| Italy | 105 | 1:582,445 | 54,819 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Albania | 64 | 1:45,532 | 6,163 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
The alternate forms: Apoštol (33), Apóstol (15), Apòstol (1) & Àpostol (1) are calculated separately.
Apostol (4,310) may also be a first name.
Apostol Demographics
Apostol Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Apostol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apostol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apostol (Georgian: აპოსტოლ, Russian: Апостол) is found most in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant: Apoštol, Apóstol, Apòstol or Àpostol. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apostol? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,960th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 115,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Apostol live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 105,371st most commonly used forename on earth, held by 4,310 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 32,043 people, or 1 in 3,159. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 17 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 11 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 30 percent live and Moldova, where 4 percent live.
Apostol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Apostol surname are 11.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.64% registered with the party.
The amount Apostol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.56% less than the national average, earning €12,444 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.83% less than the national average, earning $13,206,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.84% more than the national average, earning $50,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning $53,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apoštol | 95 | 33 | / |
| Apóstol | 95 | 15 | / |
| Apòstol | 95 | 1 | / |
| Àpostol | 95 | 1 | / |
| Apostole | 93 | 42 | / |
| Apostoll | 93 | 3 | / |
| Apostoil | 93 | 2 | / |
| Aapostol | 93 | 2 | / |
| Apoostol | 93 | 2 | / |
| Appostol | 93 | 1 | / |
| Apostool | 93 | 1 | / |
| Apotol | 92 | 1 | / |
| D'Apostol | 88 | 1 | / |
| Apostal | 86 | 227 | / |
| Apostoł | 86 | 209 | / |
| Apostul | 86 | 76 | / |
| Opostol | 86 | 6 | / |
| Apastol | 86 | 2 | / |
| Apustol | 86 | 2 | / |
| Aspotol | 86 | 1 | / |
| Apostolova | 82 | 8,518 | / |
| Apostolová | 82 | 5 | / |
| Apostale | 80 | 9 | / |
| Appostal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Apatol | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apoštolová | 71 | 41 | / |
| Apostalova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Apatoul | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apastolova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apostół | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apostał | 71 | 1 | / |
| Opatol | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hapatal | 57 | 30 | / |
| Aspatal | 57 | 3 | / |
| Opatole | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gapatal | 57 | 1 | / |
| Apathale | 53 | 2 | / |
Apostol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Apostol in the Georgian language | ||
| აპოსტოლ | apostol | - |
| Apostol in the Russian language | ||
| Апостол | apostol | - |
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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
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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 Apostol
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