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 most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpebe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637,196th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. The surname Akpebe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpebe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpebe is also the 1,060,447th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 82 people.

The last name Akpebe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 376,099. In Nigeria Akpebe is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 76 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Kwara, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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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