Akpeji Surname
Approximately 983 people bear this surname
Akpeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 977 | 1:181,313 | 11,128 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akpeji (17) may also be a first name.
Akpeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpeji has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akpeji.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpeji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 366,594th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. The last name Akpeji is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpeji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 17 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 977 people, or 1 in 181,313. In Nigeria Akpeji is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 48 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Akpeji
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