Akopan Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akopan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akopan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akopan Last Name Facts

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

Akopan is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Akopan.

How Common Is The Last Name Akopan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Akopan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akopan live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Akopan is most frequent in: Ngora District, where 48 percent live, Soroti District, where 32 percent live and Serere District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Akopan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akopayn924/
Hakopan922/
Akopain922/
Akophan921/
Akhophan864/
Akkophan861/
Akkhopan861/
Akopaung861/
Akapan83415/
Acopan83104/
Akepan8317/
Akopon831/
Akkhophan80147/
Hakoopean801/
Acopean7729/
Akhapan7728/
Akaphan779/
Akkapan778/
Acopang777/
Akeepan774/
Eakapan774/
Aekapan772/
Akapang772/
Agcopan771/
Eakkapan7112/
Eakaphan716/
Aekaphan716/
Aekkapan715/
Autkapan714/
Akatphan714/
Akaphant714/
Ocapan67211/
Ekapan6743/
Aekkaphan6723/
Akkhaphan6711/
Acapan678/
Ecapan676/
Akapon673/
Okopon673/
Okapan672/
Akepon671/
Ocopan671/
Okepan671/

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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
  • 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 Akopan
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