Appeh Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Appeh Surname User-submission:

The Appeh surname means 'peace maker' or 'twins'. It comes from Benin Igbo tribe, Yoruba and Hause people.

Appeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Cameroon341:610,85546,287

The alternate forms: Appèh (1) are calculated separately.

Appeh (17) may also be a first name.

Appeh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Appeh surname means 'peace maker' or 'twins'. It comes from Benin Igbo tribe, Yoruba and Hause people.

- apeh123

Appeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Appeh has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as: Appèh. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Appeh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Appeh are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Appeh is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 57 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Benue, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 45 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appèh931/
Appesh919/
Appeth911/
Appieh911/
Apperh911/
Appech910/
Apeh8915,377/
Appe89903/
Happe806,610/
Appie80720/
Appea80683/
Gappe80279/
Appes80132/
Apper80104/
Apehr8074/
Appih8071/
Appey8064/
Eppeh8041/
Appet8033/
Appez8021/
Auppe8020/
Appha8018/
Appee8017/
Aippe8013/
Apech8010/
Apesh809/
Apphe807/
Appei806/
Apiph804/
Aperh804/
Apedh804/
Apeuh803/
Aappe802/
Apieh802/
Apphi802/
Oppeh801/
Apped801/
Appeu801/
Aapeh801/
Asppe801/
Apheh801/
Hapeh801/
Apeih801/
Aepeh801/
Ape759,209/
Appaih73703/
Happer73537/
Appich73125/
Happie73107/
Happee7393/
Happes7382/
Happey7372/
Gaippe7337/
Aphiph7331/
Ajpesh737/
Happhy735/
Appeit733/
Hapesh732/
Appees732/
Appett732/
Appetz732/
Gappey731/
Eappey731/
Appezz731/
Atpeah731/
Gappee731/
Apheth731/
Happez731/
Apehed731/
Hauppe731/
Happée731/
Apppie731/
Apeech731/
Aspech731/
Apphie731/
Appiea731/
Appeis731/
Appess731/
Aipper730/
Appa675,185/
Aspe673,785/
Aper672,611/
Hape672,531/
Gape671,905/
Apea671,901/
Apet671,892/
Apie671,890/
Appi671,555/
Aupe671,239/
Eppe671,209/
Apip671,180/
Apei67769/
Aipe67760/
Oppe67647/
Appy67636/
Apha67520/
Opeh67473/
Happich67450/
Apih67439/
Epeh67390/
Aphi67374/
Apes67357/
Aped67327/
Azpe67218/
Aape67201/
Heappey67176/
Apey67167/
Apee67160/
Apez67147/
Apeu6776/
Aphe6751/
Aphy6743/
Appé6734/
Apep6724/
Adpe6722/
Haphejh6720/
Abpe6720/
Aepe6717/
Aspehed6714/
Aype677/
Eape677/
Ajpe677/
Hadpech677/
Apge676/
Apjh674/
Happest672/
Apej672/
Ahpe672/
Abpetch672/
Haphiph671/
Happher671/
Happysh671/
Aajpeth671/
Apheath671/
Atpe671/
Apje671/
Eadpeth671/
Apfe671/
Apyh671/
Appaich671/
Hatpech671/
Happych671/
Auspehe670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Appeh
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