Akpelan Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Akpelan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Akpelan (50) may also be a first name.
Akpelan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpelan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpelan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpelan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpelan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria Akpelan is most frequent in: Benue, where 87 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpelian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akplan | 92 | 19 | / |
| Akpelahan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ukpelan | 86 | 28 | / |
| Akpelen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akpolan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akkaplan | 80 | 236 | / |
| Aykaplan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ukpelane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akebulan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpulanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akipilan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akplin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goukpelan | 75 | 35 | / |
| Akpeleyin | 75 | 17 | / |
| Akpelenyi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Yakapolan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Akpulaonu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iguapelan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Akpolaonu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akbelen | 71 | 172 | / |
| Akablan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ikpilan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akpalin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akploun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Akplonu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agoplan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpilaanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akaplyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aekpoln | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpylin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikapalana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agaplan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpulnu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpolon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpalan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ökoplan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpulonu | 67 | 690 | / |
| Ekapalan | 67 | 140 | / |
| Akapolon | 67 | 114 | / |
| Akplonou | 67 | 113 | / |
| Akkablan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Akpolonu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akpahlin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akbalyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikebelan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akpulona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akpuloun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akabalan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akpolunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agbelani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpwlonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpuluno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akblyani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecapilan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acabelan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpolono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpalann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpoloun | 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 Akpelan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis