Akpoe Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Akpoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 113 | 1:91,466 | 10,568 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
The alternate forms: Akpoé (2) are calculated separately.
Akpoe (22) may also be a first name.
Akpoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akpoe occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Akpoé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpoe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akpoe is the 1,544,715th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Akpoe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 22 people.
It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 91,466. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 45 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 19 percent live and Mono Department, where 13 percent live. Beside Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Akpoe
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