Akpe Surname

45,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Akpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,0811:21,9211,962
Ivory Coast1,1081:20,8221,546
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Benin5971:17,3132,349
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Cameroon2481:83,74610,190
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England191:2,932,529101,561
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Akpé (7) & Akpè (1) are calculated separately.

Akpe (1,775) may also be a first name.

Akpe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akpe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Akpe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms: Akpé or Akpè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,344th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 636,745 people. Akpe occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akpe live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 181,592nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,775 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,081 people, or 1 in 21,921. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 23 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 22 percent are found and Cross River, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Togo, where 7 percent are found.

Akpe Last Name Statistics demography

Akpe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.48% less than the national average, earning $34,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpé927/
Akpè921/
Gakpe892,483/
Akpey891,444/
Akpeh891,148/
Aikpe89789/
Aïkpe89430/
Akpee89141/
Akpea8988/
Aîkpe8945/
Akpei8926/
Aakpe8916/
Akpie8911/
Aekpe896/
Akped893/
Akpeu893/
Akkpe892/
Akphe892/
Aykpe892/
Agkpe891/
Ahkpe891/
Aukpe891/
Akpep891/
Hakpe891/
Akgpe891/
Akp8653/
Gakpey80982/
Aakpee8071/
Akpeha8030/
Aikpee8030/
Akpeer8017/
Gaakpe8013/
Gakpeh802/
Aakper801/
Adkpei801/
Akpiey801/
Akpeeh801/
Aakpea801/
Gahkpe801/
Gaikpe801/
Gakpei801/
Aekpeu801/
Aïakpe801/
Akpeit801/
Eakpet801/
Akpa7545,517/
Ekpe7540,449/
Okpe7530,830/
Akpi752,475/
Akpy757/
Aakp752/
Eakp752/
Agpe752/
Akkp752/
Akps752/
Akpz752/
Akhp751/
Agkp751/
Ahkp751/
Aqkp751/
Aukp751/
Hakp751/
Gaykpee7312/
Aikphea735/
Eakphet735/
Akpehee734/
Akpecht732/
Gaykpeh731/
Akpeehe731/
Gakkpeh731/
Eakpech731/
Akpai673,397/
Okpeh671,995/
Ekpei67779/
Aikpa67649/
Ekpeh67311/
Akpay67248/
Okpee67112/
Akpaa6795/
Okpei6794/
Gokpe6781/
Okpeu6777/
Eikpe6761/
Aïkpa6761/
Agpes6756/
Oukpe6754/
Akpio6735/
Okpes6733/
Akpii6729/
Hekpe6722/
Akpyo6721/
Ekpee6717/
Akpoa6715/
Akpaî6713/
Akpui6712/
Akpoi6712/
Okphe6711/
Akpha6710/
Ackpa6710/
Aakpa679/
Aykpa679/
Okpey679/
Ekpie678/
Hokpe678/
Aikpi678/
Okpea677/
Hakpi676/
Agpet675/
Okpie675/
Akpih675/
Ekbpe674/
Ookpe674/
Eekpe673/
Ekpeu672/
Okped672/
Aîkpa672/
Hakpa672/
Eakpetch672/
Hakhp671/
Aukpa671/
Egkpe671/
Ekpey671/
Akpaj671/
Akppa671/
Ekpea671/
Okpje671/
Gakpi671/
Akpoy671/
Aïkpi671/
Ekkpe671/
Aigpe671/
Acper671/
Azkpy671/
Aykhp671/

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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 Akpe
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