Akpakoun Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpakoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpakoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3811:27,1283,602
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263

Akpakoun Last Name Facts

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

Akpakoun is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpakoun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 733,258th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akpakoun live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Akpakoun is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 27,128. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 67 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpakon932/
Akpeakon883/
Akpacoun881/
Akpakan80111/
Okpakon802/
Akpakum801/
Okpakun801/
Akpakom801/
Akpakang7522/
Akpaakan751/
Akpokoyan7147/
Hokpakhon711/
Okpokon6715/
Okpakan672/
Akpakhumhe671/
Akpokang631/
Okpokong631/
Akpokeyan5922/
Akpokeyen591/
Akpokamng591/
Okpaikhan591/
Okpakhomhe561/
Okpokan5372/
Okpakam533/
Okpokom531/
Okpokane501/

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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 Akpakoun
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