Akpoko Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5961:297,21916,631
Benin461:224,68720,522
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England11:55,718,059489,080

Akpoko (91) may also be a first name.

Akpoko Last Name Facts

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

Akpoko has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpoko? popularity and diffusion

Akpoko is the 489,550th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpoko are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 91 people.

Akpoko is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 297,219. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 35 percent are found, Benue, where 33 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akposko9228/
Akpokou9221/
Akpoeko921/
Akpokot921/
Akpokko921/
Akpuoko921/
Akposkho862/
Akpuohko861/
Okpoko832,804/
Akpeko831,122/
Akpoka83439/
Akpako83238/
Ekpoko83166/
Akpuko8316/
Akpakou77823/
Akpauko7723/
Okpokou7713/
Akpakop776/
Okpouko774/
Okpokho774/
Okpokoh772/
Okpokop772/
Okpokoa771/
Okpoeko771/
Akpouka771/
Ekpoiko771/
Okpogko771/
Okpokoi771/
Aïkpekou713/
Akpaïkou711/
Akpeukot711/
Akpaka674,767/
Ekpoka67508/
Okpoka67188/
Akpuka67141/
Akpeka6737/
Okpeko6729/
Ekpeko6718/
Okpuko6716/
Akpaco6715/
Ogpoko671/

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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 Akpoko
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