Akpele Surname

305,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akpele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8351:27,6301,922
Nigeria3181:557,05327,115
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States271:13,424,405494,117
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akpele (358) may also be a first name.

Akpele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpele occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akpele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 305,837th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,891,306 people. The surname Akpele is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Akpele are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 460,276th most common given name on earth, held by 358 people.

The last name Akpele is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 835 people, or 1 in 27,630. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Lagunes District, where 68 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 25 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 2 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Akpele Last Name Statistics demography

Akpele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.39% more than the national average, earning $69,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpelle925/
Akple91212/
Akpeli831,777/
Akpale83579/
Akpela83401/
Ekpele83178/
Okpele83151/
Akpile83100/
Akpole8326/
Akpely837/
Akplle831/
Gaikpeleh809/
Gaikpelee801/
Okpelle7722/
Akpetel7715/
Akpalle776/
Ekpaele775/
Akppeal772/
Akpoleh772/
Okpaele771/
Gagpele771/
Gokpele771/
Ekpeile771/
Akpelia771/
Okpoele771/
Okple735/
Akkpeeli711/
Akpelaja711/
Akpolley711/
Akplehey711/
Akpoli671,079/
Ekpale671,019/
Akpali67969/
Okpale67766/
Oukple67525/
Okpole67514/
Akpila67260/
Ekpeli6792/
Akpili6748/
Okpile6715/
Akpeylova676/
Okpeli675/
Okpela674/
Ekpole672/
Agpale672/
Akpeilova671/
Akpily671/
Ogpele671/

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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 Akpele
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