Surname Apod (Apod 
, Apode 
) , across the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Apod is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, Iraq, where it is a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. Likewise, Apod is the forename as well as the last name.