Akpam Surname

262,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4891:118,9687,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akpam (175) may also be a first name.

Akpam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,445th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,877,875 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 690,096th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 175 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,489 people, or 1 in 118,968. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 39 percent are found, Cross River, where 10 percent are found and Kogi, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Akpam is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpame9141/
Aykpam914/
Akpaime8315/
Akpaitm834/
Akpaume831/
Akpom801,191/
Okpam80268/
Ekpam8028/
Akpome731,097/
Okpame73251/
Ekpaim731/
Akpeum731/
Akpeime674/
Akpuome671/
Aekpoom671/
Akpeimeh625/
Okpom60364/
Ekpom604/
Okpome5554/
Ekpoom551/
Agpoom551/
Ekpoim551/
Okpomhe5019/

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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 Akpam
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