Akpelu Surname
Approximately 1,649 people bear this surname
Akpelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,642 | 1:107,882 | 7,213 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Akpelu (49) may also be a first name.
Akpelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpelu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akpelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akpelu is the 242,121st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,419,373 people. Akpelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpelu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpelu is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name Akpelu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,642 people, or 1 in 107,882. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 82 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpaelu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Akpelou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akppelu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpalu | 83 | 6,201 | / |
| Ekpelu | 83 | 112 | / |
| Akpolu | 83 | 100 | / |
| Okpelu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Akpeloo | 77 | 694 | / |
| Okpelou | 77 | 115 | / |
| Okpeilou | 71 | 57 | / |
| Okpeelou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Okpeïlou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpollou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpolu | 67 | 78 | / |
| Okpalu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Okpehelou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpêlou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekpalou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpolou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpahalu | 57 | 14 | / |
| Houkpolou | 53 | 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 Akpelu
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