Akapu Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

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

Akapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Akapu (38) may also be a first name.

Akapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akapu (Oriya: ଆକାପୁ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akapu.

How Common Is The Last Name Akapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,070,546th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Akapu reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 826,557. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sulawesi, where 96 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akkapu91242/
Akapeu9149/
Akaipu9125/
Akeapu917/
Akaspu914/
Hakapu913/
Akapuu911/
Akahpu911/
Akaphou8318/
Akashpu839/
Akgaupu831/
Aakaspu831/
Akkaput831/
Ekapu80170/
Akopu8057/
Akepu8044/
Okapu8036/
Acapu8012/
Akkhaphu7764/
Ackaphou772/
Akaphoud771/
Aukkaput771/
Akkhaput771/
Aakashpu771/
Akepeu73312/
Hekapu7316/
Okeapu7311/
Ekappu737/
Gokapu737/
Okapuu733/
Ekapou731/
Askopu731/
Hacapu731/
Okaipu731/
Akoipu731/
Acapuz731/
Akeupeu673/
Akkapoo672/
Akophou671/
Hacaapu671/

Akapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akapu in the Oriya language
ଆକାପୁakapu66.67
ଆକାପୁରାଜାରାଓakapurajara'o33.33

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Akapu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis