Akpel Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akpel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Akpel Last Name Facts

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

Akpel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear 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 commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Akpel live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Akpel is most common in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Cross River, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Turkey, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpael911/
Akpl893/
Hakpiel831/
Akpil80125/
Okpel808/
Agpel805/
Ekpel804/
Akpill734/
Akpuul734/
Okpoel732/
Ekpoel731/
Hackpil672/
Agpil6071/
Okpil602/
Okpll601/
Hökpil552/
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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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