Akpoka Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3531:501,82125,034
Benin741:139,67014,797
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Akpoka (20) may also be a first name.

Akpoka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpoka is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpoka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 678,631st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpoka live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpoka is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 501,821. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 52 percent live, Delta, where 25 percent live and Cross River, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpouka921/
Akpaka834,767/
Akpoke831,547/
Akpoko83677/
Akpoki83589/
Ekpoka83508/
Okpoka83188/
Akpuka83141/
Akpeka8337/
Akpooki7738/
Akposko7728/
Akpokou7721/
Akpakah7712/
Ekpokai7712/
Akpakat778/
Akpaeka776/
Akpakai776/
Aakpaka774/
Akpoiki772/
Akpokot771/
Okpokoa771/
Akpuoke771/
Akpekaa771/
Akpokko771/
Akpuoko771/
Akpoeko771/
Aikpookhai751/
Akpokhio7121/
Ekpokhai7110/
Akposkho712/
Akpekhai711/
Akpakhai711/
Akpuohko711/
Akpaekah711/
Akpaki674,256/
Okpoko672,804/
Akpeko671,122/
Akpaca67821/
Akpako67238/
Ekpoko67166/
Ekpeka67128/
Okpoke67126/
Okpeka6755/
Akpake6746/
Aikpokhio6735/
Okpuka6720/
Akpuko6716/
Okpoki6715/
Akpaco6715/
Akpuke6711/
Aikpekhai675/
Akpuki672/
Akpâki671/

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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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  • 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 Akpoka
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