Akpwe Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akpwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akpwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1391:149,41816,457
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akpwe Last Name Facts

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

Akpwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akpwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akpwe is the 1,497,948th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akpwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 149,418. In Cameroon Akpwe is most numerous in: East Region, where 74 percent live, Centre Region, where 18 percent live and South Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpweh91110/
Akpwei9113/
Akpwet912/
Akpweu911/
Akpwea911/
Okpwe80143/
Akpwa80129/
Ekpwe8013/
Akpue8011/
Akbwe801/
Ajkpw801/
Okppwe732/
Akpuie731/
Akpuhe731/
Eikpwe731/
Akpuee731/
Akpouhe672/
Aikpoue671/
Acpw671/
Okpw671/
Akpuehe671/
Okpue60364/
Akpui6012/
Akbue601/
Akvve601/
Akhbue5514/
Okpoue553/
Akbueh552/
Akpuha551/
Okpwoy551/
Okpuhe551/
Ekpwai551/
Ajkbwa551/
Okpwa'a509/
Ekpuhie501/
Akhbuea501/
Akpuaha501/

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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
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  • 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 Akpwe
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