Akpil Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akpil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akpil (22) may also be a first name.

Akpil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpil is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akpil.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akpil is the 1,612,213th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Akpil live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 91 percent live, Benue, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 31 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpill914/
Akpl893/
Hackpil832/
Hakpiel831/
Agpil8071/
Akpel8014/
Okpil802/
Akpuul734/
Hökpil732/
Akpael731/
Okpel608/
Agpel605/
Ekpel604/
Okpll601/
Okpoel552/
Ekpoel551/

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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 Akpil
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