Akpowan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akpowan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akpowan Last Name Facts

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

Akpowan is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Akpowan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpowan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akpowan is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Akpowan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Akpowan is most numerous in: Delta, where 93 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Bayelsa, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hakpowan931/
Akpawan8698/
Ekpowan8614/
Akpoban862/
Akpowon861/
Akpewuan8026/
Akpowein801/
Akpavan71212/
Agpawan71175/
Ekpewan713/
Akpawam711/
Akpevon711/
Okpewan711/
Akpehuan6711/
Akpovone671/
Okpawon574/
Okpabon573/
Akpavam571/
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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 Akpowan
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