Akperi Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akperi Surname User-submission:

The Akperi surname means 'throat' in Igbo, a language spoken majorly in the Eastern part of Nigeria, by the Igbo people.

In context, it can also mean 'long throat', or 'avarice'.

Akperi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5281:335,49818,279
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akperi (75) may also be a first name.

Akperi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akperi surname means 'throat' in Igbo, a language spoken majorly in the Eastern part of Nigeria, by the Igbo people.

In context, it can also mean 'long throat', or 'avarice'.

- nnaya

Akperi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akperi (Russian: Акпери) is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akperi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akperi is the 572,152nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. Akperi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akperi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akperi is also the 1,116,575th most widespread given name globally, borne by 75 people.

The surname Akperi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 335,498. In Nigeria Akperi is most prevalent in: Delta, where 73 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpaeri925/
Akperie921/
Akperai921/
Akpeheri861/
Akpera832,364/
Ekperi831,587/
Akpere831,234/
Akpiri83527/
Okperi83521/
Akpari83195/
Akpori8370/
Akpery837/
Akporie77370/
Akhpari7772/
Akperhe7763/
Okperie7740/
Akpoere7719/
Akpeere776/
Akparie772/
Okperit772/
Ekperie772/
Ekpeeri771/
Akpairi771/
Okpeiri771/
Akpeira771/
Ekperri771/
Akperra771/
Okperih771/
Akpeare771/
Akperea771/
Akpoiri771/
Akporhi771/
Akbpera771/
Okperhie7169/
Akperaja7146/
Akpereha714/
Ekperhie713/
Akporieh711/
Akpoerhe711/
Akpayrie711/
Ekpere672,124/
Akpore671,898/
Okpere671,545/
Ekpiri67586/
Okpiri67174/
Okpori67157/
Okpari6763/
Okpera6719/
Akpare6718/
Akpira6714/
Ekpari675/
Ekpori674/
Agpere671/
Akpire671/

Akperi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akperi in the Russian language
Акпериakperi-

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