Akpotor Surname

209,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpotor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpotor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9461:91,0296,322
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Akpotor (75) may also be a first name.

Akpotor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akpotor is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpotor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 209,527th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,695,510 people. Akpotor is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpotor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,946 people, or 1 in 91,029. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 76 percent reside, Edo, where 9 percent reside and Kano, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Akpotor occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Akpotor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Akpotor surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpootor9319/
Aikpotor931/
Akpotoer931/
Ekpotor8656/
Okpotor8655/
Akpotur8615/
Akpator867/
Akpetor862/
Ekpoetor8098/
Akpaetor8075/
Akpotare8074/
Akpoture8027/
Akpaator803/
Akpaettor7520/
Ekpetor71137/
Okpotar712/
Okpator711/
Okpotare671/

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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 Akpotor
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