Akapo Surname

52,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Akapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,5051:27,2322,332
Equatorial Guinea2,5491:44697
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
England281:1,989,93178,001
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Gambia91:213,717372
Togo91:805,3086,372
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Akapo (219) may also be a first name.

Akapo Last Name Facts

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

Akapo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akapo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akapo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akapo is the 52,710th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 751,293 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Akapo reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 609,814th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 219 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,505 people, or 1 in 27,232. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Ogun, where 38 percent live and Oyo, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Equatorial Guinea, where 26 percent live and Ghana, where 4 percent live.

Akapo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Akapo last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Akapo surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Akapo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $38,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Akaipo9117/
Aikapo912/
Akhapo912/
Akapho912/
Akaapo912/
Akkapo912/
Akapot911/
Akahpo911/
Ackapo911/
Aakapo911/
Akaphou8318/
Akkapoo832/
Akapoit831/
Akeapoh831/
Akopo80754/
Akapa80368/
Akepo80103/
Acapo8033/
Ekapo8032/
Okapo8024/
Ackaphou772/
Akkaphoo771/
Aekkapoj771/
Akaphoud771/
Aikapa731,782/
Akoupo73287/
Hakapa73101/
Akcapa7360/
Akaipa7357/
Akapeu7349/
Aukapa739/
Atkapa735/
Ekapho735/
Ekapoj733/
Okapho733/
Akapah733/
Gacapo732/
Akappa732/
Akepoj731/
Akadpa731/
Akapat731/
Akapad731/
Akepoh731/
Ekapou731/
Ekhapo731/
Akobpo731/
Okhapo731/
Aykopo731/
Ekapoo731/
Akoipo731/
Akaepa731/
Akaapa731/
Eakapa731/
Okeapo731/
Eakkaphot711/
Hakapaa67211/
Akatpha6784/
Auskapa6734/
Aikaapa6714/
Ekkapoj6711/
Akkapat676/
Akaphat674/
Akapaah674/
Akephoo674/
Akapeau671/
Akophou671/
Aikaepa671/
Akaapaa671/
Akkappa671/
Aaccopo671/
Hakapat671/
Hhakapa671/

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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 Akapo
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