Ape is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ape
No. of characters: 3
Origin: England
Meaning:

The family name Ape is variant of Impey. This name is, or has been, numerous in counties Bucks, Surrey, and Essex, in which last county stands Impey Hall. See .

John le Ape. Hundred Rolls This "Jackanapes" appears to have been an inhabitant of the parish of St. Frideswide's, Oxford.
Prof. Leo. thinks that the ape (simius) gave name to some English localities, which seems incredible. It is true, however, that we have some names of places, of which this word is a component syllable, as Apethorpe, Apeton, Apewood, Apenholt, Apedale, etc.

How popular is Ape?

Ape is common in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, DR Congo, Germany.

Ape is ranked 55208 on our list.

Ape is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria however American Samoa lie ahead in terms of density. Around 9209 people have been found who wears Ape as their family name. Ape is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Ape:
3,884 Nigeria3,500
247 Papua New Guinea1,856
12,035 Philippines1,445
13,111 Indonesia1,010
Countries with hundreds of Ape:
11,259 Bangladesh360
43,658 DR Congo130
54,868 Germany111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,826 Ivory Coast94
35,686 Argentina89
66,402 Italy69
28,740 Cameroon67
214,148 India65
282,315 United States63
8,624 Ecuador60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,039 Chile43
36,096 Malaysia38
231,865 Russia27
469 American Samoa25
10,375 Taiwan15
244,602 France15
30,478 Finland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
12,261 Solomon Islands9
54,095 Benin8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
476,604 Thailand8
440,995 Brazil7
123,710 Uganda6
9,305 Armenia6
101,176 Netherlands6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

22 years old spinster Johana Ape who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on October 5, 1868 by City Of Paris put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Charlotte Ape, aged 20, 25 years old Marie Ape, are others that migrated to US.

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