Akpau Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Akpau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Akpau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpau (Russian: Акпау) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Akpau is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Akpau live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 37 percent live, Nasarawa, where 26 percent live and Abia, where 21 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Akpau occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akpau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akpau in the Russian language | ||
| Акпау | akpau | - |
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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 Akpau
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