Akepe Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Akepe (25) may also be a first name.

Akepe Last Name Facts

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

Akepe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akepe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akepe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,020,242nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Akepe reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 207,691. In Cameroon Akepe is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Cameroon Akepe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akepeu91312/
Ackepe916/
Akepie911/
Hakepe911/
Akep89202/
Akeupeu833/
Akeuphe831/
Akope801,304/
Akeeb801,263/
Akipe80505/
Akape80203/
Akepa80184/
Ekepe8043/
Okepe8020/
Akeep808/
Akeph802/
Agkep801/
Akept801/
Acepe801/
Akcep801/
Hakep801/
Akepi801/
Gakeiphe771/
Akapea73303/
Hakeeb7365/
Akapeu7349/
Aukeev7330/
Aikipe7329/
Akheev7324/
Akiepi7318/
Hakepi7316/
Aukepa7313/
Aikeev7310/
Akheeb7310/
Aykeev739/
Aikepa739/
Okephe737/
Adkipe737/
Ekepeu737/
Hekepe737/
Okeepe736/
Akapei733/
Hakeep733/
Akkepa733/
Aakeeb733/
Akkeev733/
Okepeh732/
Hakeev732/
Akapeh732/
Akepoj731/
Okoepe731/
Aukape731/
Achepe731/
Akeipi731/
Aikape731/
Hakape731/
Hatkep731/
Akepha731/
Akeppa731/
Akeuph731/
Ekepey731/
Ecaepe731/
Akeb672,884/
Akip672,403/
Acep671,006/
Okep67242/
Haikope6734/
Okeiphe6717/
Heikepe6713/
O'Keepe672/
Aqep671/
Hacketp671/
Okephie671/
Akkipet671/
Akkeppa671/
Hakkeeb671/
Haskept671/
Akyp671/
Okeeppe670/
Hackepp670/

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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 Akepe
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