Akpaye Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Akpaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
Akpaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpaye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akpaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Akpaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Akpaye is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 77 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 29 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 Akpaye
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