Akpotu Surname
Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname
Akpotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,619 | 1:67,638 | 4,921 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Akpotu (768) may also be a first name.
Akpotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akpotu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpotu? popularity and diffusion
Akpotu is the 164,716th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,768,824 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpotu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 296,201st most common first name in the world, held by 768 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,619 people, or 1 in 67,638. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 63 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 12 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpothu | 92 | 74 | / |
| Akpootu | 92 | 46 | / |
| Akpoutu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Akpotou | 92 | 10 | / |
| Akpotau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpohtu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpoutou | 86 | 34 | / |
| Okpotu | 83 | 1,124 | / |
| Ekpotu | 83 | 451 | / |
| Akputu | 83 | 383 | / |
| Akpatu | 83 | 165 | / |
| Akpetu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akpatou | 77 | 1,249 | / |
| Ekpootu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ekpoitu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Okpootu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akpastu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akpotoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akpeteu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okpotut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpothu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpotoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akputou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpettou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Okpouthu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpattou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akphetou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpetu | 67 | 1,146 | / |
| Okputu | 67 | 908 | / |
| Okpatu | 67 | 170 | / |
| Ekpetu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Okpetou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpatus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekpetou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akpatoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpeutu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okputuh | 62 | 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 Akpotu
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