Appell Surname

196,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Appell Surname Definition:

(German, Eng, Dutch) Dweller near an apple tree.

Appell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7361:208,79020,429
Sweden1361:72,4035,440
Canada651:566,85547,218
France611:1,088,897118,069
England571:977,51048,999
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Israel91:950,84857,975
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Appell (22) may also be a first name.

Appell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Eng, Dutch) Dweller near an apple tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Appell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Appell is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Appell.

How Common Is The Last Name Appell? popularity and diffusion

Appell is the 196,194th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Appell live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,736 people, or 1 in 208,790. In The United States Appell is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Appell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Appell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Appell last name rose 1,065 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 814 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Appell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Appell surname are 11.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Appell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.52% more than the national average, earning $51,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $55,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Happell92267/
Gappell9216/
Appellt926/
Appel9142,187/
Apell91915/
Appll910/
Happel837,623/
Appelt837,550/
Aspell83996/
Gappel83249/
Azpell8343/
Eppell8324/
Appehl8323/
Appfel8321/
Aeppel8318/
Oppell8316/
Appeld8312/
Hapell832/
Apfell831/
Apoell831/
Appelp831/
Appfll831/
Appael831/
Abpell830/
Apel8019,610/
Appl801,233/
Apll804/
Heppell772,560/
Haspell77135/
Hoppell7729/
Auspell771/
Appeltt771/
Appfeld771/
Apppelt771/
Haeppel770/
Oppel734,385/
Apelt733,567/
Apfel732,508/
Eppel731,529/
Aspel73415/
Hapel73414/
Apael73267/
Opell73189/
Happl7379/
Gapel7351/
Abpel7345/
Apoel7331/
Aipel7321/
Appél7315/
Apeel7312/
Äppel7312/
Apill7311/
Applt739/
Apiel737/
Apéll736/
Epell735/
Atpel734/
Auppl734/
Appil733/
Apelh733/
Eapel733/
Gappl731/
Apuel731/
Aupel731/
Appêl731/
Adpel731/
Ahpel730/
Appelová7179/
Hooppell7151/
Hayspell7132/
Heppelll711/
Appelova711/
Oppelt673,938/
Haspel671,863/
Hoppel671,207/
Heppel67878/
Höppel67523/
Apl67376/
Goppel67243/
Apfeld67231/
Hapelt6795/
Oppeel6793/
Aspill6767/
Gaupel6763/
Haipel6759/
Aspeel6756/
Opfell6753/
Hajpel6737/
Appilt6731/
Asspel6724/
Applet6715/
Oppeld679/
Haupel679/
Heapel677/
Aipele677/
Apfelt676/
Euppel675/
O'Pell673/
Aupelt673/
Gaipel672/
Oupell671/
Hepell671/
Hopell671/
Eippel671/
Apfeel671/
Atpelt671/
Epeell671/
Eaupel671/
Apeelt671/
Gaypel671/
Happil671/
D'Apel671/
Apilll671/
Oppiel670/
Oppelh670/
Hapill670/

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