Akpuruku Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Akpuruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Akpuruku (23) may also be a first name.
Akpuruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akpuruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akpuruku occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akpuruku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 980,795th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Akpuruku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpuruku are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 676,117. In Nigeria Akpuruku is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 84 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akpurukwu | 94 | 2 | / |
| Akpruku | 93 | 28 | / |
| Akpuruka | 88 | 18 | / |
| Akporuku | 88 | 17 | / |
| Akparuku | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akparuk | 80 | 6 | / |
| Akpurka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpruke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akparaukwu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Okpuruka | 75 | 71 | / |
| Akparaku | 75 | 24 | / |
| Akperaku | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ekpuruke | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ikpuruke | 75 | 10 | / |
| Akpaoruk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yakburuk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akporugu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akpuroko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ikpruk | 71 | 8 | / |
| Akpurugho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okparukwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ak Buyruk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akporokuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpurukah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akburak | 67 | 2,433 | / |
| Ekpruke | 67 | 86 | / |
| Akproko | 67 | 37 | / |
| Okparaukwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ikporuk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okpreku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akperak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oakpark | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akprugo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okporku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akpreke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpuruigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekepruk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukperku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akporki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akubrak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okparku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okporoku | 63 | 28 | / |
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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 Akpuruku
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