Akpan Surname

837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Akpan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria630,9011:28130
United States9231:392,69734,466
Benin8491:12,1741,663
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Togo5251:13,8053,854
England3951:141,05813,696
Ivory Coast1641:140,6786,676
Turkey1571:495,67828,259
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Kazakhstan981:180,43417,249
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Iceland351:10,8601,018
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpane91234/
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Akphan9197/
Akpaan9152/
Akpann9138/
Akkpan9129/
Aekpan9121/
Aikpan9117/
Akppan9115/
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Akpanh9113/
Akpanc9113/
Akpain918/
Adkpan916/
Atkpan916/
Gakpan916/
Aukpan916/
Agkpan915/
Ackpan915/
Eakpan914/
Akpgan914/
Askpan912/
Hakpan911/
Akpanq911/
Akpfan911/
Ajkpan911/
Hakphan8322/
Akpatin8311/
Akpannt837/
Akpahan835/
Akpancc834/
Hakpane832/
Akpanng831/
Akpanth831/
Akpaune831/
Akpaten831/
Aekphan831/
Akpaine831/
Akkphan831/
Okpan802,345/
Ekpan80491/
Akpon80212/
Agpan805/
Akpanova77396/
Akpassen7729/
Akpautin774/
Akpausen771/
Akpangue771/
Ekphan731,098/
Akphon73300/
Aikpon73261/
Akpone73192/
Hakpon73163/
Aïkpon73133/
Gokpan7376/
Okpane7326/
Aîkpon7326/
Akpoon736/
Okpain736/
Aykpam734/
Okpaun734/
Acpang733/
Ekhpan732/
Ekpean732/
Akpoin731/
Akponk731/
Okpand731/
Akpein731/
Akpoun731/
Okpank731/
Hekpan731/
Gakpon731/
Aykpon731/
Okpean731/
Akpond731/
Akpamq731/
Hokpan731/
Eckpan730/
Ackpon730/
Akhpanova7117/
Akpatim6785/
Akponne6722/
Ekpahan6719/
Akpongh674/
Akpatem674/
Aekphon672/
Okpaine672/
Akkpong671/
Oukpane671/
Akpeine671/

Akpan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akpan in the Russian language
Акпанakpan-

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