Akpueze Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akpueze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpueze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akpueze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akpueze is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Akpueze click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpueze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akpueze is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpueze reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria Akpueze is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 71 percent are found, Ondo, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpuze9250/
Akpaeze8617/
Akbueze865/
Okpueze865/
Akpueje863/
Akpoeze861/
Aakbueze801/
Ekpuze7767/
Akpuse776/
Akpaze773/
Akpoezi7130/
Okpaeze715/
Akbveze711/
Akpeiza711/
Akpouje711/
Okpoeze711/
Akpoudje6721/
Akpoyeza671/

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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 Akpueze
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