Apostolis Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Apostolis Surname Definition:

“Delegate” or “Apostle” in Greek.

Apostolis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1521:72,89312,269
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Apostolis (1,250) may also be a first name.

Apostolis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Delegate” or “Apostle” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Apostolis Last Name Facts

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

Apostolis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apostolis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Apostolis live; 63 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Apostolis is also the 223,351st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 1,250 people.

Apostolis is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 72,893. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 41 percent are found, Epirus, where 34 percent are found and North Aegean, where 20 percent are found. Other than Greece this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Apostolis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Apostolis are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Apostolis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.91% less than the national average, earning R 173,700 per year; in United States they earn 30.8% more than the national average, earning $56,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,955 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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