Akpale Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akpale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4461:51,7293,149
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Benin211:492,17232,947
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Akpale (297) may also be a first name.

Akpale Last Name Facts

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

Akpale is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akpale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 551,387th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. The last name Akpale occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Akpale live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most numerous first name globally, held by 297 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 51,729. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 31 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 21 percent are found. Barring The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpalle926/
Akpalie921/
Akpal9137/
Akpala832,369/
Akpele831,237/
Ekpale831,019/
Akpali83969/
Okpale83766/
Akpaly83114/
Akpile83100/
Akpole8326/
Hakpal833/
Agpale832/
Askpal831/
Akppal831/
Akhpal831/
Ekpahle7790/
Akpayla7742/
Akpalla7726/
Akpolie7714/
Akpaali7710/
Akpalia779/
Akpaila775/
Ekpaele775/
Akpalaa773/
Akpoleh772/
Akppeal772/
Okpaele771/
Akpahli771/
Akpoule771/
Okpalet771/
Okpales771/
Akpallé771/
Akpaala771/
Akpalih771/
Okphale771/
Okpaile771/
Akpalli771/
Acpal73552/
Okpal7310/
Agpal734/
Akpol731/
Akpayala711,061/
Goukpale7165/
Askpalli7112/
Akpowele715/
Akkpalli714/
Akpouele711/
Akpolley711/
Akpailoi711/
Okpala6740,624/
Akpeli671,777/
Akpoli671,079/
Okpali67701/
Okpole67514/
Ekpali67310/
Ekpele67178/
Okpele67151/
Akpoly67125/
Akpola6757/
Okpile6715/
Haqpal674/
Ekpole672/
Agpala672/
Okpall672/
Eakpol671/
Okphal671/
Akpool671/
Akpolh671/
Akpuol671/
Akhpalova671/
Hackpoole670/

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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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  • 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 Akpale
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