Akepo Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Akepo (39) may also be a first name.

Akepo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akepo is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akepo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akepo is the 1,817,111th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Akepo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Akepo are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 39 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 344,347. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 60 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 37 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 1 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast Akepo exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiepo9147/
Akepoj911/
Akepoh911/
Akephoo834/
Akeapoh831/
Akapo809,700/
Akopo80754/
Akipo80237/
Akepa80184/
Ekepo8029/
Acepo8023/
Okepo8010/
Akepeu73312/
Achepo73239/
Akappo7341/
Akaipo7317/
Ekepho7315/
Aukepa7313/
Aikepa739/
Okiepo738/
Akkepa733/
Akkapo732/
Akhapo732/
Akaapo732/
Akapho732/
Aikapo732/
Okeapo731/
Ekehpo731/
Aukipo731/
Akepha731/
Akahpo731/
Akepas731/
Akaepa731/
Hekepo731/
Okeipo731/
Uokepo731/
Akobpo731/
Aykopo731/
Ackapo731/
Akhipo731/
Akepah731/
Aakapo731/
Akeppa731/
Akoipo731/
Akeupeu673/
Akkapoo672/
Akepach672/
Akkeppa671/
Akeipas671/
Akophou671/
Aikaepa671/

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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 Akepo
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