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 most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpelan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Akpelan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpelan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpelan is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name in the world, held by 50 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria Akpelan is mostly found in: Benue, where 87 percent live, Nasarawa, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live.
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
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