Appeton Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Appeton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Appeton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia421:104,9658,284
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Appeton Last Name Facts

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

Appeton occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Appeton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Appeton are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 104,965. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 50 percent reside, Maryland County, where 26 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Appeton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Appeton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Appeton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appieton932/
Apeton921/
Appiton8614/
Apetong861/
Appaton861/
Appiston800/
Apetan7720/
Apiton777/
Apaton773/
Apyton772/
Ahpeatone7524/
Auppathon751/
Happytone751/
Apitong71610/
Aspetan71183/
Hopeton7124/
Aapaton7118/
Apetane7112/
Aspiton7110/
Apeutun717/
Aipiton714/
Hapetan712/
Ahpeahtone712/
Hapiton712/
Aspetun712/
Apatton711/
Apithon711/
Aphathon67101/
Opetosin679/
Hopetone677/
Hopetoun673/
Hopeston672/
Aspetung671/
Apaitoon671/
Hapetuin670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Appeton
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