Akpaku Surname
Approximately 667 people bear this surname
Akpaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Akpaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpaku is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akpaku is the 495,028th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpaku live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Aside from Ghana it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpakou | 92 | 823 | / |
| Akpaaku | 92 | 79 | / |
| Akpaïkou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okpaku | 83 | 515 | / |
| Akpoku | 83 | 98 | / |
| Ekpaku | 83 | 43 | / |
| Akpeku | 83 | 20 | / |
| Akpokou | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ekpakou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Okpaeku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okpauku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpacou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aïkpekou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akpasqou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpoku | 67 | 750 | / |
| Okpeku | 67 | 509 | / |
| Ekpeku | 67 | 256 | / |
| Ekpoku | 67 | 50 | / |
| Houkpaïkou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okpokou | 62 | 13 | / |
| Okpouku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpekou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpeuku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpacheu | 57 | 7 | / |
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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 Akpaku
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