Akpaba Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Akpaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Benin221:469,80032,108
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Akpaba Last Name Facts

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

Akpaba is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpaba? popularity and diffusion

Akpaba is the 891,661st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpaba live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Akpaba is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Other than The DR Congo Akpaba is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Benin, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpaiba924/
Akpaeba921/
Akpabi83707/
Akpoba8393/
Akpeba8321/
Akpabe8321/
Akpabo8320/
Okpaba8316/
Ekpaba833/
Akpava833/
Akpabio7717,604/
Akpabie771,102/
Akpabey771,042/
Akpabuo7735/
Akpaebo7719/
Akpaboi7715/
Akpaboh779/
Ekpeaba778/
Akpaibi777/
Akpabou773/
Okpabai772/
Akpabeu771/
Akpaabe771/
Akpaibo771/
Okpeaba771/
Akpobai771/
Akpanpa771/
Akphava771/
Aikpabo771/
Akpeabee7113/
Akpeabio715/
Akpaibio714/
Akpobaha711/
Akpaeboi711/
Akpanpaa711/
Akbpabio711/
Okpabi672,060/
Akpobi671,304/
Akpobo67199/
Ekpoba67124/
Okpoba6797/
Okpabe6736/
Akpobe6724/
Akpavi6713/
Okpabo678/
Okpeba676/
Ekpeba676/
Okpava675/
Ekpabo672/
Akpebo671/

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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 Akpaba
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