Akpakwu Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpakwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpakwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Akpakwu (15) may also be a first name.

Akpakwu Last Name Facts

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

Akpakwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpakwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akpakwu is the 769,129th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akpakwu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

Akpakwu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 496,198. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 53 percent reside, Cross River, where 12 percent reside and Bauchi, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpaukwu931/
Akpekwu8611/
Akpagwu864/
Okpakwu863/
Akpangwu8026/
Okpaikwu807/
Okpankwu802/
Okpeakwu802/
Okpokwu711,011/
Okpekwu71272/
Akpogwu71102/
Okpagwu7132/
Ekpekwu714/
Akpuogwu6774/
Akpougwu672/
Akpokwoe671/
Okpookwu671/
Okponkwu671/
Okpanngwu633/
Okpogwu577/

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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 Akpakwu
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