Akpono Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3071:577,01227,888
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Akpono (21) may also be a first name.

Akpono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpono has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpono? popularity and diffusion

Akpono is the 876,631st most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. Akpono occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpono reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 577,012. In Nigeria Akpono is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 54 percent reside, Kano, where 20 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Akpono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Akpono last name is primarily Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akponou9252/
Akpongo9214/
Akponoh921/
Akpongou861/
Akpona83767/
Okpono83135/
Ekpono8371/
Akpeno8346/
Akpano8316/
Aikponhou801/
Akponah77180/
Akponga7796/
Akponna7792/
Akpaeno7743/
Akpanou7725/
Ekpoeno7718/
Okponoh7717/
Akponas7716/
Okpongo7712/
Okponou776/
Akpenoh776/
Ekpouno774/
Akpanoh773/
Akpanno771/
Akpunou771/
Hokponou715/
Aikpenou715/
Okpounou711/
Akpunnou711/
Ekponhou711/
Akpounah711/
Akpana671,382/
Akpena67613/
Okpuno67166/
Akpuna67133/
Ekpeno6789/
Houkponou6774/
Okpona6742/
Ekpano671/
Akpanoudd671/
Okpano671/
Okpeno671/

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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 Akpono
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