Appelhans Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Appelhans Surname User-submission:

The German surname Appelhans is a compound surname, combining the name elements Appel and Hans. Hans is a short form of the given name Johannes, while Appel is either a short form of the given name Albrecht or (in Northern German dialects) means 'apple'.

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Appelhans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7041:514,85643,086
Germany6471:124,42915,185
Argentina2791:153,20212,946
France201:3,321,136213,627
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Appelhans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The German surname Appelhans is a compound surname, combining the name elements Appel and Hans. Hans is a short form of the given name Johannes, while Appel is either a short form of the given name Albrecht or (in Northern German dialects) means 'apple'.Thus this surname is either a patronymic from the given name Appelhans or (in the case of Northern Germany) a nickname for an apple seller named Hans.

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Appelhans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Appelhans occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Appelhans.

How Common Is The Last Name Appelhans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,807th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. The surname Appelhans is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Appelhans are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 704 people, or 1 in 514,856. In The United States it is most frequent in: Colorado, where 25 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Kansas, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States Appelhans is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent are found and Argentina, where 17 percent are found.

Appelhans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Appelhans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Appelhans last name expanded 10,057 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Appelhans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Appelhans last name are 19.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.84% being registered to vote for the party.

Appelhans earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Apelhans9459/
Appelhanz89287/
Applehans89278/
Appelgans8986/
Appelhons8918/
Appalhans896/
Apaelhans891/
Apelans8848/
Appelhance844/
Applehanse840/
Apelgans8280/
Apelhanz8247/
Apehlans821/
Apelhons821/
Appelganz7819/
Applehanz789/
Applehons783/
Apelons756/
Apelanz751/
Applehance740/
Apelganz7112/
Appilance671/

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