Akpel Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Akpel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Akpel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpel is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Akpel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Akpel reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Akpel is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Cross River, where 8 percent reside and Rivers, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Akpel
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