Apostol

English

Etymology

From the Greek surname, shortened from Apostolos, and also Hungarian, Romanian, Albanian and Spanish adaptations of it.

Proper noun

Apostol (plural Apostols)

  1. A surname from Spanish or Romanian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Apostol is the 18177th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1531 individuals. Apostol is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (61.85%) and White (27.69%) individuals.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

From apostol.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Apostol m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Statistics

(Per Forebears 2014)

  • 132th most common surname in Romania
  • 111th most common surname in Moldova

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Apóstol, from apóstol.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaposˈtol/ [ʔɐ.posˈt̪ol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: A‧pos‧tol
  • Homophone: apostol

Proper noun

Apostól (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Apostol is the 177th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 36,927 individuals.