Akple Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akple Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1981:52,2006,572
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915

Akple Last Name Facts

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

Akple has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akple.

How Common Is The Last Name Akple? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akple is the 1,136,896th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Akple live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 52,200. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 81 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 16 percent reside and Zou Department, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpele911,237/
Akpile91100/
Akpleu913/
Akplle911/
Gakple911/
Akpelle835/
Akplehe831/
Akpla80402/
Akpli80141/
Akply8018/
Okple805/
Akplehey771/
Oukple73525/
Okpele73151/
Okpile7315/
Akplai7310/
Okplie732/
Akploa732/
Okplee731/
Aïkpla731/
Aîkpla731/
Aikpla731/
Okpelle6722/
Akpetel6715/
Ekpelle675/
Akploha672/
Akppeal672/
Akpilla671/
Okpaile671/
Haškpli671/
Hacpille6218/
Akkpelly622/
Akkpelli621/
Okpla60184/
Ekpli6034/
Okpli6010/
Ekply602/
Egple601/
Akpeylova576/
Akpeilova571/
Ogpele551/
Okpella501/
Okpilla501/

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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 Akple
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