Appelgans Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Appelgans Surname User-submission:

Altered spelling (under the Russian language influence) of the German surname Appelhans. The g is due Russian influence, since the Russian language doesn't have the letter h and commonly alters the letter h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.

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Appelgans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Appelgans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Altered spelling (under the Russian language influence) of the German surname Appelhans. The g is due Russian influence, since the Russian language doesn't have the letter h and commonly alters the letter h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.

- haffman97

Appelgans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Appelgans (Russian: Аппельганс) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Appelgans.

How Common Is The Last Name Appelgans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Appelgans occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Appelgans live; 38 percent live in North Asia and 38 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,183,683. In Russia Appelgans is most common in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 35 percent reside, Saratov Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 6 percent reside.

Appelgans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Appelgans surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apelgans9480/
Appelhans891,678/
Appelganz8919/
Apelans8848/
Apelhans8259/
Apelganz8212/
Apehlans821/
Appelhanz78287/
Applehans78278/
Appelhons7818/
Apelons756/
Apelanz751/
Appelhance744/
Applehanse740/
Apelhanz7147/
Apelhons711/
Applehanz679/
Applehons673/
Appilance671/
Applehance630/

Appelgans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Appelgans in the Russian language
Аппельгансappelgans-

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