Akpelle Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpelle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Akpelle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpelle is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpelle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akpelle is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpelle reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Akpelle is most numerous in: Ogun, where 75 percent are found and Cross River, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Akpelle exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpele921,237/
Akplle921/
Okpelle8622/
Ekpelle865/
Akple83212/
Akkpelly802/
Akkpelli801/
Okpele77151/
Akpile77100/
Akpleu773/
Gakple771/
Akpetel7115/
Akppeal712/
Akplehe711/
Akpilla711/
Okpella711/
Akpla67402/
Akpli67141/
Hacpille6718/
Akply6718/
Okple675/
Akplehey671/
Akpeylova636/
Akpeilova631/
Oukple62525/
Okpile6215/
Akplai6210/
Akploa622/
Aikpla621/
Ogpele621/
Okplee621/
Aîkpla621/
Aïkpla621/
Akploha572/
Okpilla571/
Okpaile571/
Haškpli571/
Okpla50184/
Ekpli5034/
Okpli5010/
Ekply502/
Egple501/

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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 Akpelle
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