Akpuka Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Akpuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Akpuka (14) may also be a first name.
Akpuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpuka is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Akpuka live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akpuka is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 20 percent are found, Abia, where 18 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Akpuka is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Akpuka
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