Akpanyi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Akpanyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpanyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpanyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akpanyi is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Akpanyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akpanyi reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Akpanyi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Akpanyi is primarily found in: Benue, where 29 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 29 percent reside and Rivers, where 21 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpaenyi9341/
Akpeanyi931/
Akpani92495/
Akpany9224/
Akpenyi86316/
Okpanyi86148/
Akpanay864/
Akpanyo864/
Akpanhi862/
Akpeani861/
Akpangi861/
Akpaini861/
Akpanio861/
Akpanni861/
Akpanei861/
Akphanit8021/
Eakpanit803/
Akpeanii803/
Akpanich802/
Akpanhii801/
Akpeinyi801/
Hokpanyi801/
Okpani773,743/
Akpana771,382/
Akponi77256/
Akpane77234/
Akpeni77169/
Ekpani7742/
Akpony7710/
Okpany774/
Akpanj771/
Ekpany771/
Hakphanit754/
Eakpanich751/
Okpenyi71120/
Akponni7174/
Ekpenyi7138/
Akpanna7115/
Ekponyi7110/
Akpeini716/
Akpange715/
Okpanie714/
Okpanni714/
Okpaini713/
Hakpane712/
Akponis711/
Akpaine711/
Akpanee711/
Akpaina711/
Akpenie711/
Akpayna711/
Akpanet711/
Ojkpani711/
Akpaune711/
Akpomni711/
Akpanje711/
Okponyi711/
Okpoenyi6773/
Akpeinih671/
Ekpeenyi671/
Goukpani671/

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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 Akpanyi
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