Apte it is an Indian surname mostly found in maharashtrian Brahmins.
Arvind Apte (born 1934), Indian cricketerBabasaheb Apte (1903–1971), an early RSS pracharakBalavant Apte, Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte (1939–2012), BJP politicianDevdas Apte (born 1934), Indian politicianHari Narayan Apte (1864–1919), Marathi writerMadhav Apte (born 1932), Indian cricketerNarayan Apte (1911–1949), Indian assassinNarayan Hari Apte (1889–1971), Marathi author and script-writerS. S. Apte or Shivram Shankar Apte (1907–1985), RSS pracharak and founder of Vishva Hindu ParishadRadhika Apte Indian actress