The Apel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,919 people carried this name — #15,296 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,854 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
136 people named Apel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 223 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Apel.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Apel live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 44 people named Apel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Apel.
- Antunes 1,770 · U.S. census
- Antz 102 · U.S. census
- Anzalone 3,591 · U.S. census
- Anziani 252 · U.S. census
- Aoun 783 · U.S. census
- Aparicio 13,437 · U.S. census
- Apffel 107 · U.S. census
- Apicella 998 · U.S. census
- Appel 7,938 · U.S. census
- Appenzeller 614 · U.S. census
- Appert 199 · U.S. census
- Aprahamian 326 · U.S. census
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