Apraez Surname

142,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Apraez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apraez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,8551:25,7541,765
Ecuador1,1571:13,7472,130
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Apráez (14) & Apràez (1) are calculated separately.

Apraez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apraez is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Apráez or Apràez. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apraez? popularity and diffusion

Apraez is the 142,145th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,326,803 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Apraez live; 96 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Caribbean South America.

It is most common in Colombia, where it is held by 1,855 people, or 1 in 25,754. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Nariño Department, where 49 percent live, Putumayo Department, where 19 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 13 percent live. Apart from Colombia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Apraez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Apraez are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Apraez earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $19,611,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.19% less than the national average, earning $33,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apráez9414/
Apràez941/
Aprez917/
Apraiz83887/
Apraes8313/
Apreaz831/
Apprez831/
Apres7342/
Eprez732/
Apryjasz711/
Aproiz6711/
Aprais678/
Aprees672/
Apress671/
Apreas671/
Apryjas6260/
Aspreas6221/
Apprais629/
Aupress621/
Opraise621/
Aprouse621/
Apreyas621/
Epres55580/
Opres555/
Eauphreax531/
Hayphreys530/
Opraus5029/
Oprauš5010/
Epress502/
Oprais501/
Eipres500/

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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
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  • 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 Apraez
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