Akapa Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

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

Akapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
India171:45,121,493474,784
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
England111:5,065,278148,650
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Akapa (1,189) may also be a first name.

Akapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akapa (Marathi: आकापा, Russian: Акапа) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 772,238th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Akapa live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 229,946th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 1,189 people.

Akapa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria Akapa is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 38 percent live, Oyo, where 13 percent live and Ondo, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Akapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aikapa911,782/
Akapea91303/
Hakapa91101/
Akcapa9160/
Akaipa9157/
Aukapa919/
Atkapa915/
Akapay914/
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Akappa912/
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Akadpa911/
Hakapaa83211/
Akatpha8384/
Auskapa8334/
Aikaapa8314/
Akkapat836/
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Akaphat834/
Akapaah834/
Akapaya832/
Hhakapa831/
Gakapai831/
Hakapat831/
Akkappa831/
Aikaepa831/
Akapeau831/
Akaapaa831/
Akapo809,700/
Ekapa806,087/
Acapa801,158/
Okapa80495/
Akape80203/
Akepa80184/
Akapi8088/
Akopa8052/
Ékapa801/
Akkhapat774/
Ajkapaja773/
Hakapaha771/
Eakkapat771/
Aukkapat771/
Aicapa73733/
Hakopa7357/
Akapeu7349/
Ekaepa7345/
Akappo7341/
Okaipa7327/
Agcapa7320/
Akaipo7317/
Akoupa7316/
Aukepa7313/
Hacapa7310/
Aikepa739/
Akuipa736/
Ekaipa735/
Gokapa734/
Acapat734/
Ecaapa734/
Akaper734/
Akkepa733/
Akapei733/
Hokapa733/
Aikapo732/
Akapho732/
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Acapay732/
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Ascapa732/
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Akapit731/
Akahpo731/
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Okaapa731/
Hakape731/
Ekapaa731/
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Aikape731/
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Acahpa731/
Aukape731/
Aukapi731/
Hakapi731/
Akapes731/
Akapot731/
Akkhaphat712/
Ajkaappas711/
Gokapai67177/
Accappa6753/
Auskape6719/
Akaphou6718/
Hakaspi6715/
Gokapay674/
Hacapad673/
Aicaepa673/
Aicapat673/
Ecahapa673/
Akkapoo672/
Acapatt671/
Aquapay671/
Akkaped671/
Akapets671/
Akkeppa671/
Hacaapa671/
Haicapa671/
Aicaapa671/
Akeipas671/
Akeapoh671/
Akapoit671/
Hackapy670/

Akapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akapa in the Marathi language
आकापाakapa92.31
एकापाekapa7.69
Akapa in the Russian language
Акапаakapa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akapa
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