Akpenyi Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2831:625,94629,673
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Akpenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpenyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpenyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 860,770th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Akpenyi live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 625,946. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 24 percent reside, Rivers, where 21 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Akpenyi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akpenyi last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Akpenyi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpaenyi9341/
Akpeanyi931/
Akpeinyi931/
Akpeni92169/
Akpeny921/
Okpenyi86120/
Akpanyi8616/
Akpenyo868/
Akpeini866/
Akpeani861/
Akpenie861/
Okpoenyi8073/
Akpeanii803/
Akpitnyi801/
Akpeinih801/
Akpene771,949/
Akpena77613/
Akpani77495/
Akponi77256/
Akpini77248/
Okpeni7768/
Akpony7710/
Okpeny771/
Akponni7174/
Akpenee7144/
Akpenge7139/
Oukpeni7138/
Akpoene7133/
Akpeneh716/
Akpanay714/
Akpinhi712/
Akpanhi712/
Akpeina712/
Okponyi711/
Akpaini711/
Okpinyi711/
Akpanni711/
Akpeine711/
Akpanei711/
Hokpanyi671/
Eakpinij671/
Akpanhii671/

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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 Akpenyi
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