Akpla Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3741:27,6353,668
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akpla (12) may also be a first name.

Akpla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpla is found most in Benin. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpla? popularity and diffusion

Akpla is the 723,769th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akpla reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpla is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Akpla is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 27,635. In Benin it is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 40 percent are found, Zou Department, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akplai9110/
Akplah918/
Akploa912/
Aïkpla911/
Aîkpla911/
Aikpla911/
Akploha832/
Akpilla831/
Akplo80304/
Akple80212/
Okpla80184/
Akpli80141/
Akply8018/
Akpellah7711/
Akploh7332/
Akpleu733/
Akplou732/
Akplle731/
Gakple731/
Akpelle675/
Akplehe671/
Akpello671/
Okpilla671/
Ekpella671/
Okpella671/
Haškpli671/
Akkpelly622/
Akkpelli621/
Ekpeella621/
Akplehey621/
Okpli6010/
Okple605/
Ekplo602/
Oukple55525/
Okpluo553/
Okplie552/
Okplee551/
Okplou551/
Okpelle5022/

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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
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  • 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 Akpla
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