Akputu Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Akputu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akputu 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
Nigeria3621:489,34524,522
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Akputu (29) may also be a first name.

Akputu Last Name Facts

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

Akputu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akputu? popularity and diffusion

Akputu is the 749,861st most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akputu reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name internationally It is held by 29 people.

The surname Akputu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 489,345. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Cross River, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Akputu occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

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
Akpoutu9212/
Akputou921/
Akpoutou8634/
Akpotu832,632/
Okputu83908/
Ekputu832/
Akpitu831/
Akpootu7746/
Okputuh771/
Okpeutu771/
Okpouthu711/
Okpotu671,124/
Okpitu6737/
Ekpitu672/
Akpothu6274/
Akpotou6210/
Okpootu625/
Akpotau621/
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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 Akputu
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