Akpela Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Akpela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 395 | 1:448,463 | 22,923 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Akpela (75) may also be a first name.
Akpela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpela occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Akpela.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 725,073rd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpela reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpela is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 75 people.
Akpela is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 448,463. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Niger, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpelia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpelaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akpala | 83 | 2,369 | / |
| Akpeli | 83 | 1,777 | / |
| Akpele | 83 | 1,237 | / |
| Ekpela | 83 | 320 | / |
| Akpila | 83 | 260 | / |
| Akpola | 83 | 57 | / |
| Akpelo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Akpely | 83 | 7 | / |
| Okpela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Akpeloo | 77 | 694 | / |
| Akpayla | 77 | 42 | / |
| Akpalla | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ekpeala | 77 | 21 | / |
| Akpolia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Akpolla | 77 | 11 | / |
| Akpilai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Akpalia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akpaila | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akpalah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akpalaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akpelou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpolai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpelia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkpeeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpala | 67 | 40,624 | / |
| Akpolo | 67 | 1,064 | / |
| Akpalo | 67 | 779 | / |
| Ekpala | 67 | 235 | / |
| Okpele | 67 | 151 | / |
| Okpola | 67 | 111 | / |
| Akpile | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ekpila | 67 | 96 | / |
| Akpili | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ekpola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gaikpeleh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okpeli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Agpala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okpelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikpelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpilo | 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 Akpela
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