Cognomen Apelis (Apelis 
) , globally, is a rare last name. The cognomen Apelis is habitual in Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, Latvia, and Philippines, where it is a very rare surname. Also, Apelis is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Apelis | Australia, Latvia, United States, Philippines, Papua New Guinea |
| jānis apelis LV (b. 1942) |
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| ephraim t. apelis Papua New Guinean politician, PG (b. 1954) |
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| edgars apelis Latvian ice hockey player, LV (b. 1989) |
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