Akiape Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Akiape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Akiape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akiape is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akiape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiape? popularity and diffusion

Akiape is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Akiape is mostly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Akiape reside; 91 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 91 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

Akiape is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiap913/
Okiape831/
Akyap7329/
Akiab734/
Akiop731/
Akaiyapi711/
Akyapi67551/
Akhiav674/
Akyapa674/
Okiope671/
Akeophe623/
O'Keaphe571/
Akyav556/
Okyap555/
Akeab552/
Akyab551/
Okiopa504/
Hakyav504/
Akijov503/
Akhyab502/
Hokyap502/
Acheap501/
Ekyapi501/
Hakiov501/

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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 Akiape
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