Akpen Surname

121,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,7651:47,0503,651
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Akpen (826) may also be a first name.

Akpen Last Name Facts

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

Akpen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,412th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,932,011 people. The surname Akpen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpen are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 284,203rd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 826 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,765 people, or 1 in 47,050. In Nigeria Akpen is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 84 percent are found, Cross River, where 2 percent are found and Katsina, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Togo, where 0 percent are found.

Akpen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Akpen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aykpen9110/
Akpaen912/
Akpeen911/
Akpien911/
Adkpen911/
Akpenn911/
Askpen911/
Akpn89139/
Akpemne831/
Ekpen80771/
Akpin80561/
Okpen80230/
Akpne803/
Akphn801/
Akpng801/
Aakpn801/
Akpengue774/
Akpenova772/
Akpina7332/
Aïkpin736/
Ekpaen736/
Ekpenn734/
Aukpin732/
Gakpin732/
Aikpin732/
Uikpen731/
Okpeun731/
Uickpen6731/
Okpn674/
Aukpina671/
Agpn671/
Ajkpina671/
Oikpeen671/
Okpenne671/

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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 Akpen
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