Akap Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akap (409) may also be a first name.

Akap Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akap Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Akap (Russian: Акап) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Akap live; 25 percent live in Oceania Islands and 25 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Akap is also the 426,190th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 409 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Akap is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 61 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 22 percent live and Benue, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akape89203/
Ahkap89127/
Akcap8942/
Aikap895/
Hakap895/
Akaup893/
Akapp891/
Aekap891/
Akasp891/
Gakap891/
Aukap891/
Haukap80343/
Aikaph803/
Hagkap802/
Ahgkap801/
Aukape801/
Aikape801/
Hakape801/
Akab757,614/
Akop75993/
Acap75628/
Okap75315/
Ekap75277/
Auskaps7341/
Akapova7335/
Haukapp7332/
Auskape7319/
Aushkap734/
Akhaiph731/
Haykapp731/
Akope671,304/
Akkab67177/
Akaab67148/
Hokap6786/
Okape6765/
Hakop6740/
Aikab6727/
Hautkapp6724/
Aicap6722/
Akhapova6716/
Akaib6715/
Ahkab6711/
Hakab6710/
Akaav6710/
Akhab679/
Akcav678/
Gacap677/
Okaip676/
Aikop675/
Gakop674/
Gokap674/
Akoop673/
Accap672/
Aakab672/
Akaiv672/
Ascap672/
Adcap672/
Ekaph672/
Agkop672/
Hacap672/
Akoup672/
Akeab672/
Aekab671/
Akasb671/
Okaph671/
Azkab671/
Akaub671/
Acaps671/
Akhop671/
Ekaap671/
Akoph670/

Akap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akap in the Russian language
Акапakap-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akap
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