Akposu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Akposu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Akposu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akposu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akposu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akposu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akposu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Akposu is most prevalent in: Delta, where 50 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 22 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akposou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpossou | 86 | 408 | / |
| Akpasu | 83 | 168 | / |
| Akpusu | 83 | 50 | / |
| Okposu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ekposu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Akpesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akpoju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akpaesu | 77 | 111 | / |
| Akpushu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Ekpoesu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Akpodju | 77 | 9 | / |
| Okpotsu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Akpusuu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akpesuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akpacou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpuusu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpusuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekposou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adkpoju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akposoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpasou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpatsu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpassou | 71 | 256 | / |
| Akpaasou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Akpodjou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Akpasuha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akpessou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpadjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpossou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpoju | 67 | 203 | / |
| Okpozu | 67 | 181 | / |
| Okpasu | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ekpesu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ekpasu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okpesu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekpozu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hokpossou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akpazu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpatchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpa'ssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpoudjou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akposu
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