Akputa Surname

247,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akputa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akputa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5961:110,9927,391
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Akputa (69) may also be a first name.

Akputa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akputa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Akputa.

How Common Is The Last Name Akputa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,748th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,540,527 people. The surname Akputa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akputa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akputa is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 69 people.

Akputa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,596 people, or 1 in 110,992. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 73 percent live, Enugu, where 9 percent live and Cross River, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria Akputa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Akputa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akputa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Akputa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpauta9218/
Akputha924/
Akputaa923/
Akpautah866/
Akpota83147/
Akpita8397/
Ekputa8341/
Okputa8319/
Akpute835/
Akputi831/
Aekputtha801/
Akpotha7785/
Akpueto773/
Akpotea771/
Akpudte771/
Akpotau771/
Akputou771/
Akpuiti771/
Akpouti771/
Ahkpota771/
Akpoutou7134/
Akpautuo711/
Ekpautah711/
Akpoto671,340/
Akpoti67618/
Okpute67119/
Akpote6759/
Okpota6733/
Okputo6721/
Ekpita677/
Okpita671/
Ekpouttah671/
Ogputa671/

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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 Akputa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis