Akpovo Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Akpovo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,1191:9,2361,288
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Akpovo (17) may also be a first name.

Akpovo Last Name Facts

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

Akpovo is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akpovo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpovo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 319,816th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,234,000 people. The last name Akpovo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpovo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 9,236. In Benin Akpovo is most common in: Zou Department, where 29 percent live, Littoral Department, where 29 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 27 percent live. Other than Benin this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Akpovo Last Name Statistics demography

Akpovo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpovoh922/
Akpowo83103/
Akpevo831/
Akpowho7761/
Akpoeva773/
Okpovoh772/
Aakpobo771/
Akpouwo771/
Ekpovou771/
Akpohwo771/
Akpoiwo771/
Okpoevo771/
Akhpoeva7112/
Akpowhoo711/
Akpoba6793/
Okpowo6776/
Akpawo6732/
Akpowa6717/
Ekpowo679/
Akpava673/
Akpeva671/
Okpevo671/
Okpavo671/

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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 Akpovo
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