April Surname

18,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

April Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

April Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa20,8611:2,597319
United States2,3391:154,96315,858
Egypt1,9221:47,8334,716
Canada1,7461:21,1032,906
Indonesia1,0061:131,46013,156
Namibia9191:2,622423
Botswana3091:7,0771,220
Russia1951:739,09362,034
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
Guyana991:7,6991,246
England841:663,31038,317
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
France561:1,186,120124,657
China551:24,860,3921,354
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
India281:27,395,192354,286
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Guam81:20,0153,029
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

April (433,517) may also be a first name.

April Last Name Facts

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

The surname April (Arabic: ابريل, Hindi: एपि्रल, Oriya: ଏପିଲ, Russian: Април) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name April? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,053rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 238,350 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of April are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. April is also the 2,360th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 433,517 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 20,861 people, or 1 in 2,597. In South Africa April is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 42 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live and Northern Cape, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Egypt, where 6 percent live.

April Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of April has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,683 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

April Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the April last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount April earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning R 138,204 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $42,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.82% less than the national average, earning $41,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aprill91480/
Aspril91217/
Apriel9121/
Gapril917/
Appril913/
Aphril911/
Aupril910/
Apprill83237/
Asprill833/
Apriell833/
D'April832/
Aprel80775/
Opril80197/
Epril8016/
Apryl808/
Aprilova7750/
Opriel73142/
Aprell737/
Gaprel734/
Asprel734/
Apryll733/
Gopril733/
Apreel732/
Apprel731/
Oprill731/
Ophril731/
Hopril730/
Oppril730/
Eprl672/
Aphrael671/
Gaprell670/
Aprelova62288/
Heiprill621/
Oprel60278/
Eiprl601/
Opprl600/
Opreel5512/
Ephrel551/
Eiprel551/

April Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
April in the Hindi language
एपि्रलepirala-
April in the Oriya language
ଏପିଲepila-
April in the Russian language
Априлapril-
April in the Arabic language
ابريلabryl-

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