Akpetou Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akpetou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpetou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast3281:70,3393,956
Benin41:2,583,90073,293

Akpetou (25) may also be a first name.

Akpetou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpetou has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Akpetou.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpetou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 832,284th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Akpetou are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpetou is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 70,339. In The Ivory Coast Akpetou is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 29 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 23 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpettou938/
Akphetou931/
Akpeto92172/
Akpetu923/
Gakpeto86428/
Akpetue8637/
Akpetoi863/
Akpeteu862/
Okpetou861/
Okpetu771,146/
Akpeta7724/
Okpeto773/
Akpitu771/
Akpetey71416/
Akpeeta7153/
Okpetuo7134/
Okpetue7130/
Akpetie7114/
Akpetea712/
Akpeata711/
Okpeutu711/
Akpaito711/
Akpiotu711/
Akpetaye673/
Akpaitoh671/

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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 Akpetou
  • 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