Akpeke Surname
Approximately 919 people bear this surname
Akpeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Nigeria | 420 | 1:421,768 | 21,856 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akpeke (181) may also be a first name.
Akpeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akpeke is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akpeke is the 386,348th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,929,865 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpeke reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 677,199th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 181 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Besides Ghana this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpeeke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpaeke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpek | 91 | 306 | / |
| Akpoke | 83 | 1,547 | / |
| Okpeke | 83 | 1,424 | / |
| Akpeki | 83 | 316 | / |
| Ekpeke | 83 | 179 | / |
| Akpake | 83 | 46 | / |
| Akpeka | 83 | 37 | / |
| Akpece | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akpeik | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeike | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okpaeke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akpegue | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akpaike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpeche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpgeke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpuike | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpekea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpekaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpik | 73 | 145 | / |
| Akpeg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akpekova | 71 | 24 | / |
| Akpeakaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akpekhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpaki | 67 | 4,256 | / |
| Akpoki | 67 | 589 | / |
| Okpeki | 67 | 334 | / |
| Ekpoke | 67 | 251 | / |
| Okpoke | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ekpeki | 67 | 106 | / |
| Okpeka | 67 | 55 | / |
| Akpika | 67 | 33 | / |
| Akpegh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Akpiki | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gokpek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekpike | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aikpekhai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akpiok | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akpeug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogpeke | 67 | 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 Akpeke
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