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
The surname Akpaye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akpaye is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Akpaye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Akpaye is most numerous in: Kogi, where 77 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common 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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