Akpas Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Akpas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akpas (25) may also be a first name.
Akpas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpas occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akpas is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Akpas reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 25 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 86 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpase | 91 | 51 | / |
| Akpais | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akpaus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akhpash | 83 | 54 | / |
| Akpaise | 83 | 22 | / |
| Akphaus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akpasse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akpashe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akpos | 80 | 5,101 | / |
| Acpas | 80 | 74 | / |
| Agpas | 80 | 57 | / |
| Okpas | 80 | 16 | / |
| Akpaz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekpas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akpasova | 77 | 131 | / |
| Akpeatse | 77 | 19 | / |
| Akpheaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpose | 73 | 67 | / |
| Okpase | 73 | 35 | / |
| Akhpaz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akposs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akpaix | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okpass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akpois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkpos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akpassova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okpaise | 67 | 240 | / |
| Eakpach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpotse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahakpaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpashe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akpas
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