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 occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akepo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Akepo reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 344,347. In The Ivory Coast Akepo is primarily concentrated in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 60 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 37 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 1 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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  • 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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