Akpan Surname
Approximately 635,150 people bear this surname
Akpan Surname User-submission:
The Akpan surname originates from the Nigerian Ibibio/Efik ethnicity.
The name's popularity derives from the fact that it's the title/name given to every firstborn male child of the Ibibio/Efik people. And the significance of this is in the meaning of the word.
Read More About This SurnameAkpan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 630,901 | 1:281 | 30 |
| United States | 923 | 1:392,697 | 34,466 |
| Benin | 849 | 1:12,174 | 1,663 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| England | 395 | 1:141,058 | 13,696 |
| Ivory Coast | 164 | 1:140,678 | 6,676 |
| Turkey | 157 | 1:495,678 | 28,259 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Kazakhstan | 98 | 1:180,434 | 17,249 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Iceland | 35 | 1:10,860 | 1,018 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Akpan (45,325) may also be a first name.
Akpan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Akpan surname originates from the Nigerian Ibibio/Efik ethnicity.
The name's popularity derives from the fact that it's the title/name given to every firstborn male child of the Ibibio/Efik people. And the significance of this is in the meaning of the word.
Akpan, in English, roughly translates to 'most important' or 'of great worth.'
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Akpan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpan (Russian: Акпан) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 837th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 11,474 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 20,075th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 45,325 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 630,901 people, or 1 in 281. In Nigeria Akpan is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 64 percent live, Cross River, where 13 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Akpan is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Akpan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Akpan last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Akpan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.22% more than the national average, earning R 656,412 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $37,407 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akpan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akpan in the Russian language | ||
| Акпан | akpan | - |
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Footnotes
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