Akpoton Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Akpoton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Akpoton (740) may also be a first name.
Akpoton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpoton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpoton is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpoton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Akpoton occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpoton live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 302,485th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 740 people.
The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 516,780. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 30 percent live and Plateau Department, where 10 percent live. Other than Benin this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aïkpoton | 93 | 21 | / |
| Aikpoton | 93 | 14 | / |
| Akpouton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akpototin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ekpoton | 86 | 19 | / |
| Akpaton | 86 | 11 | / |
| Akpotan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Akpotune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpatong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpoutang | 75 | 17 | / |
| Houkpoton | 75 | 6 | / |
| Akpatan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Akpetan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okpotan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpatane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akputang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpoutom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpatanne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Acpheeton | 63 | 0 | / |
| Okpatan | 57 | 11 | / |
| Agpatan | 57 | 2 | / |
| Okpatom | 57 | 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 Akpoton
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