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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 772,238th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Akapa reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akapa is also the 229,946th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,189 people.

Akapa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 38 percent are found, Oyo, where 13 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Akapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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Hakapaa83211/
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Auskapa8334/
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Hhakapa831/
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Aikaepa831/
Akapeau831/
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Akapo809,700/
Ekapa806,087/
Acapa801,158/
Okapa80495/
Akape80203/
Akepa80184/
Akapi8088/
Akopa8052/
Ékapa801/
Akkhapat774/
Ajkapaja773/
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Aicapa73733/
Hakopa7357/
Akapeu7349/
Ekaepa7345/
Akappo7341/
Okaipa7327/
Agcapa7320/
Akaipo7317/
Akoupa7316/
Aukepa7313/
Hacapa7310/
Aikepa739/
Akuipa736/
Ekaipa735/
Gokapa734/
Acapat734/
Ecaapa734/
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Akkepa733/
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Hokapa733/
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Akapho732/
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Acapay732/
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Ascapa732/
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Akahpo731/
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Okaapa731/
Hakape731/
Ekapaa731/
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Acahpa731/
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Aukapi731/
Hakapi731/
Akapes731/
Akapot731/
Akkhaphat712/
Ajkaappas711/
Gokapai67177/
Accappa6753/
Auskape6719/
Akaphou6718/
Hakaspi6715/
Gokapay674/
Hacapad673/
Aicaepa673/
Aicapat673/
Ecahapa673/
Akkapoo672/
Acapatt671/
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Hacaapa671/
Haicapa671/
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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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  • 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 Akapa
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