Apple Surname

36,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Apple Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by an Apple-Tree. [Old English æppel].

But this name is often a modern anglicization of the corresponding Ger. Apfel.

Apple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9971:36,2574,502
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Israel1,2401:6,9011,061
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Canada1511:244,01123,241
England1431:389,63727,109
China1281:10,682,200666
India1231:6,236,304144,239
Afghanistan1161:277,1834,521
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Guyana831:9,1831,429
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Australia361:749,88148,970
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Hong Kong171:431,4993,260
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
France161:4,151,420237,746
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales41:773,63329,106
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7881:18,0122,289

The alternate forms: Äpple (4) are calculated separately.

Apple (28,579) may also be a first name.

Apple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by an Apple-Tree. [Old English æppel].

But this name is often a modern anglicization of the corresponding Ger. Apfel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Ferguson says happel is a word used in Silesia for a horse. The name Apple is more probably a diminutive of Hab or Hap, in Hapsburg a nickname for Herbert. Apfel is however a German name. From Hab or Hap we doubtless have the name Happy.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Apple Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apple (Hindi: अपपील, Marathi: पले) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Äpple. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apple? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,074th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 498,123 people. The last name Apple occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Apple reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 28,967th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28,579 people.

Apple is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9,997 people, or 1 in 36,257. In The United States Apple is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 100 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Apple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Apple has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Apple Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Apple last name are 19.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Apple earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning R 139,884 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Äpple934/
Appler91966/
Happle91724/
Appley91309/
Apples91130/
Applet9115/
Applei919/
Appile919/
Appele919/
Applee916/
Applie911/
Eapple911/
Aupple911/
Aipple910/
Applle910/
Aple89102/
Appelle83117/
Happley8343/
Applehy832/
Appless831/
Appletz831/
Happler830/
Appleyd830/
Applett830/
Appliey830/
Happele830/
Epple807,264/
Apele801,617/
Apley80436/
Aiple80172/
Apler80163/
Apile80147/
Aples80142/
Aplet8091/
Asple8083/
Appla8047/
Opple8047/
Aplez8027/
Apply8025/
Aeple8020/
Gaple8017/
Aplee8016/
Aphle8014/
Appli8013/
Aplle806/
Haple804/
Aplea803/
Ajple802/
Apleu802/
Eaple801/
Aaple801/
Apled801/
Aplie801/
Appelles7729/
Happelle771/
Appelleh771/
Appeller771/
Eppley732,277/
Hepple732,086/
Hopple731,118/
Aeppli73892/
Appeal73813/
Aspley73401/
Oppler73188/
Apfler73186/
Asplet73171/
Aspler73108/
Aspile7377/
Apelle7344/
Haplea7335/
Applis7326/
Happli7320/
Gauple7318/
Aphele7312/
Auppla7312/
Hapley7311/
Apaile7311/
Applys7310/
Atphle7310/
Hapler738/
Apeele737/
Aipele737/
Aphled736/
Hapele735/
Applla734/
Aaphle734/
Haples734/
Haphle734/
Opplet733/
Haaple733/
Aspele733/
Adplet733/
Aphley732/
Hapile732/
Atpile732/
Happlé732/
Aplett731/
Eapply731/
Epplee731/
Epplei731/
Achple731/
Aiples731/
Aitple731/
Aphile731/
Aphjle731/
Atpler731/
Aupled731/
Opplee731/
Atpele731/
Appail731/
Appeil731/
Äppler731/
Ahplea731/
Apille731/
Aplehi731/
Aplees731/
Applai731/
Haplee731/
Haiple730/
Apfles730/
Gapley730/
Ople674,105/
Appella67728/
Hoppler67583/
Apla67392/
Höppler67206/
Apli67142/
Hoppley67126/
Eple67121/
Opphile67109/
Aspeele6747/
Apelles6747/
Oppihle6733/
Gapelle6732/
Appilli6728/
Eppelle6722/
Haupler679/
Asplett676/
Aply673/
Heapley672/
Appilly672/
Hauppli672/
Epplley671/
Heppley671/
Hopplet671/
Easpley671/
Hapless671/
Apeulle671/
Appilla671/
Haspile671/
Gapille671/
Aphloey671/
Apelleh671/
Applois671/
Oupplee671/
Asdplep671/
Haspley670/
Aphlett670/
Appelly670/
Heepple670/
Apeller670/
Hoopple670/
Haspler670/

Apple Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apple in the Hindi language
अपपीलapapila-
Apple in the Marathi language
पलेpale-

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Apple Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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