Akpesiri Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpesiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpesiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akpesiri (1,773) may also be a first name.

Akpesiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpesiri has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpesiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akpesiri is the 1,353,468th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpesiri reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpesiri is also the 181,705th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 1,773 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 85 percent are found, Edo, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpoesiri941/
Ekpesiri8811/
Akposiri881/
Okpegiri7511/
Akpaseri751/
Akposire751/
Akposeri751/
Akposheri71694/
Akpisheri71125/
Akposiere711/
Akpoisheri6765/
Akpoishire671/
Akposere633/
Okpigiri631/
Akposhere592/
Akpishere591/
Akposereh591/
Okpegere5020/

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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 Akpesiri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis