Akpaya Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Akpaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Akpaya (11) may also be a first name.
Akpaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpaya is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akpaya is the 2,718,172nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Akpaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akpaya reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The surname Akpaya is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 313,200. In Benin Akpaya is primarily found in: Mono Department, where 79 percent reside, Zou Department, where 12 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Akpaya
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