Akpeneye Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpeneye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpeneye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akpeneye Last Name Facts

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

Akpeneye is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpeneye? popularity and diffusion

Akpeneye is the 2,776,799th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Akpeneye are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Akpeneye is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Akpeneye is mostly found in: Delta, where 68 percent reside and Lagos, where 28 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpenee9344/
Akpaneye884/
Ekpeneye881/
Akpenyei881/
Akpeneyi881/
Okpenye805/
Akpinye801/
Akpenie801/
Akpaneyo7511/
Akponoye752/
Akpainye751/
Akponeya751/
Akponaye751/
Okpeanye751/
Akpaneya751/
Ekpeniye751/
Akpaenyie712/
Akpanay674/
Ekpenuy673/
Akpenou672/
Ekpenoy672/
Akpanei671/
Ekponey671/

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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 Akpeneye
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