Akpebu Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akpebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akpebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpebu has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Akpebu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpebu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 435,773rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Akpebu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Akpebu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Akpebu Last Name Statistics demography

Akpebu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpebu83254/
Akpobu832/
Okpebu832/
Akpewu831/
Akpabu831/
Ekpiebu774/
Akpabou773/
Ekpebui771/
Akpabeu771/
Okpebgu771/
Ekpobu67116/
Ekpabu6748/
Okpabu6728/
Okpevu6725/
Okpewu673/
Akpiwu673/
Okpobu671/
Ekpabou628/
Akpuiwu625/
Okpewou623/
Akpijwu621/
Okpewhu621/
Akpaiwu621/
Okpechwu571/
Okpoibout531/

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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 Akpebu
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