Akpela Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3951:448,46322,923
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpelia921/
Akpelaja861/
Akpala832,369/
Akpeli831,777/
Akpele831,237/
Ekpela83320/
Akpila83260/
Akpola8357/
Akpelo837/
Akpely837/
Okpela834/
Akpeloo77694/
Akpayla7742/
Akpalla7726/
Ekpeala7721/
Akpolia7717/
Akpolla7711/
Akpilai7710/
Akpalia779/
Akpaila775/
Akpalah774/
Akpalaa773/
Akpelou771/
Akpolai771/
Akpaala771/
Ekpelia771/
Akkpeeli711/
Okpala6740,624/
Akpolo671,064/
Akpalo67779/
Ekpala67235/
Okpele67151/
Okpola67111/
Akpile67100/
Ekpila6796/
Akpili6748/
Ekpola6721/
Gaikpeleh679/
Okpeli675/
Agpala672/
Ekpelo672/
Okpelo671/
Gaikpelee671/
Okpila671/
Akpily671/
Akpilo671/

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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
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  • 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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