Akpafia Surname
Approximately 346 people bear this surname
Akpafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 256 | 1:40,373 | 5,198 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Akpafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akpafia has its highest incidence in Benin. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpafia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 807,857th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpafia live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Akpafia is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 40,373. In Benin Akpafia is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 69 percent live, Collines Department, where 30 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 1 percent live. Besides Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Togo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpafiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akapafia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akpafi | 92 | 27 | / |
| Akpafa | 92 | 25 | / |
| Akpaffi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Akpavia | 86 | 11 | / |
| Akpaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpoafia | 80 | 76 | / |
| Ikpahfia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpaieva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpofi | 77 | 119 | / |
| Okpafi | 77 | 116 | / |
| Ukpafi | 77 | 31 | / |
| Akpavi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Akpafu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akpava | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akpafo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akpafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpaeva | 71 | 382 | / |
| Akpavie | 71 | 147 | / |
| Ekpofia | 71 | 31 | / |
| Akpofio | 71 | 30 | / |
| Akpaffo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okpaefi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ikpafua | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akpovia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akpavio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akpafuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukpafea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpavei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukpavia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akopava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpaefe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbafia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpafaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpofia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpuafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uakpaeva | 67 | 99 | / |
| Ikpeafua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akhpaeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akpav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akapaeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yakapava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okpayifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpoavwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpoafiaewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukpa Ifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpaovie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akopaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akabbofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukpawifi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akpafia
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