Akpebe Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4711:376,09920,048
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akpebe (82) may also be a first name.

Akpebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpebe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Akpebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 637,196th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname Akpebe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpebe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpebe is also the 1,060,447th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 82 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 376,099. In Nigeria Akpebe is most prevalent in: Delta, where 76 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Kwara, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpaebe921/
Akpeabee8613/
Akpeebee861/
Ekpebe83299/
Okpebe83102/
Akpebi8359/
Akpobe8324/
Akpeba8321/
Akpabe8321/
Agpebe831/
Akpabey771,042/
Akpoebi77302/
Ekpoebe7777/
Akpeubi7749/
Akpaebi7730/
Okpaebe7727/
Okpebie7721/
Ekpebie779/
Akpeuby779/
Akpoibe774/
Akpiber771/
Okpoebe771/
Akpaabe771/
Akpabeu771/
Okpebhe771/
Akpeabio715/
Akpaeboi711/
Akpobi671,304/
Ekpebi67919/
Akpabi67707/
Okpobe6771/
Okpebi6756/
Ekpabe6747/
Okpabe6736/
Okpeba676/
Ekpobe675/
Akpiba671/
Okpeve671/

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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 Akpebe
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