Akpegah Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Akpegah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Akpegah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpegah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpegah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpegah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Akpegah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpegah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Akpegah is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 77 percent are found, Sokoto, where 17 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpega | 92 | 50 | / |
| Akpegho | 86 | 21 | / |
| Akpagah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Akpaegho | 80 | 8 | / |
| Akpagaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpoga | 77 | 107 | / |
| Ekpega | 77 | 57 | / |
| Akpaga | 77 | 35 | / |
| Akpego | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpegha | 71 | 135 | / |
| Akpagha | 71 | 25 | / |
| Akpigho | 71 | 17 | / |
| Akpogho | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okpegho | 71 | 11 | / |
| Akpaego | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akpaaga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Akpoigho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekppegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpaghoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpaijgha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okpaga | 62 | 1,618 | / |
| Okpoga | 62 | 92 | / |
| Akpogo | 62 | 37 | / |
| Ekpaga | 62 | 6 | / |
| Akpago | 62 | 5 | / |
| Agpoga | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ekpoga | 62 | 2 | / |
| Akpigo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekpagha | 57 | 118 | / |
| Okpagha | 57 | 65 | / |
| Okpegou | 57 | 53 | / |
| Okpogho | 57 | 35 | / |
| Okpigho | 57 | 12 | / |
| Ekpegou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ekpaigho | 53 | 47 | / |
| Okpeegou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Akpaghei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekpiehgo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okpeigou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekpoigha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okpehegou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Akpegah
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