Akape Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

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

Akape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Akape (51) may also be a first name.

Akape Last Name Facts

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

Akape (Marathi: आकपे) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akape? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Akape reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Akape is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 51 people.

The last name Akape is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 74,805. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 67 percent live, Chimbu, where 17 percent live and Bougainville, where 14 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Akape occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akapea91303/
Akapeu9149/
Akaper914/
Akapei913/
Akapeh912/
Hakape911/
Aikape911/
Aukape911/
Akapes911/
Akap89197/
Auskape8319/
Akkaped831/
Akapets831/
Akope801,304/
Akipe80505/
Akapa80368/
Ekape80282/
Akepe80248/
Ahkap80127/
Akapi8088/
Okape8065/
Akcap8042/
Hakap805/
Aikap805/
Akaup803/
Aukap801/
Gakap801/
Akasp801/
Akapp801/
Hakapeit779/
Akayuphe771/
Aikapa731,782/
Haukap73343/
Akepeu73312/
Okapes73288/
Hakapa73101/
Akcapa7360/
Akaipa7357/
Aikipe7329/
Acapet7316/
Aukapa739/
Ackepe736/
Akophe735/
Okhape735/
Akapay734/
Aikaph733/
Akappa732/
Akoupe732/
Hagkap732/
Gokape731/
Akapit731/
Okaphe731/
Hakepe731/
Ekappe731/
Aikapi731/
Akoope731/
Akoper731/
Akaipi731/
Akaapa731/
Eakapa731/
Aukapi731/
Aqaape731/
Hakapi731/
Akepie731/
Ahgkap731/
Hautkappe71126/
Hackasper711/
Akkhaphed711/
Akkhaphet711/
Akab677,614/
Akop67993/
Acap67628/
Okap67315/
Hakapaa67211/
Auskaps6741/
Akapova6735/
Haikope6734/
Haukapp6732/
Akoopie6722/
Hakaspi6715/
Aikaapa6714/
Gokapei6711/
Okapets679/
Gaikope679/
Okheape678/
Hakopes676/
Aushkap674/
Aukapai674/
Akeupeu673/
Akapaya672/
Haykapp671/
Hhakapa671/
Gakapai671/
Akkappa671/
Akoophe671/
Akhophe671/
Akeuphe671/
Gakoupe671/
Akhaiph671/
Akapoit671/
Acayupe671/
Akaapaa671/
Hackapy670/

Akape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akape in the Marathi language
आकपेakape88.89
अकृपेakrpe11.11

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