Akpaleji Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Akpaleji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Akpaleji (20) may also be a first name.
Akpaleji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpaleji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpaleji is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpaleji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akpaleji is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpaleji live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.
Akpaleji is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Akpaleji is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 75 percent reside and Lagos, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpalue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akpalie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaji | 75 | 111 | / |
| Akpaleze | 75 | 4 | / |
| Akpaloue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akpailoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okpalojie | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akpahloue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpalou | 67 | 1,637 | / |
| Akpolue | 67 | 43 | / |
| Akpolie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Akpalaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akpolye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akpoloi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpolai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpaleye | 63 | 38 | / |
| Okpaleze | 63 | 5 | / |
| Akpolisi | 63 | 3 | / |
| Okpaleya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okpalajo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akpolley | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gakpalou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaju | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akpolou | 53 | 132 | / |
| Okpolie | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okpalaya | 50 | 42 | / |
| Akpollou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gokpalou | 50 | 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
- 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 Akpaleji
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