Akparu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akparu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akparu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Akparu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akparu is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akparu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akparu is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Akparu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akparu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Akparu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Akparu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 34 percent are found, Abia, where 28 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akparuh924/
Akpauru921/
Akparou921/
Akporu8399/
Okparu8356/
Akperu8347/
Agparu832/
Ekpearu7711/
Agpauru772/
Akpouru771/
Okparau771/
Akporout711/
Akporeue711/
Okporu67840/
Okperu6711/
Ekperu674/
Gokporu621/
Ekperou621/
Okpeuru621/

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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
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  • 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 Akparu
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