Akupa Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Akupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Akupa (115) may also be a first name.

Akupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akupa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akupa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 990,978th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Akupa is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Akupa reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequent given name on earth It is held by 115 people.

Akupa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 72 percent live, Delta, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aikupa9146/
Akuupa9139/
Akoupa9116/
Akupah9114/
Akuipa916/
Akuppa915/
Akupoa914/
Akupea913/
Akhupa911/
Akupai911/
Akkupa911/
Hakupa911/
Akupaa911/
Okupa80446/
Akipa80390/
Akupe8047/
Akupi8034/
Akupo8017/
Acupa807/
Ekupa804/
Akoupo73287/
Akuphe7323/
Aukupo7310/
Akuppi7310/
Aukupe739/
Hakipa739/
Gakupo739/
Okutpa737/
Akoupe732/
Acoupa731/
Akupuo731/
Acaupa731/
Akoupi731/
Okupea731/
Okuupa731/
Akipai731/
Akippa731/
Acupay731/
Akupoi731/
Akuypi731/
Aiquipa672,006/
Akeupeu673/
Agkippa671/
Auquipa671/
Aequipa671/
Gakoupe671/
Akeuphe671/
Okoupai671/
Akupets671/

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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 Akupa
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