Apeku Surname
Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname
Apeku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Uganda | 375 | 1:104,105 | 10,341 |
| Nigeria | 104 | 1:1,703,296 | 62,619 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Apeku (238) may also be a first name.
Apeku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apeku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apeku has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Apeku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Apeku is the 278,216th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Apeku live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 580,229th most widespread forename in the world, held by 238 people.
This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apekou | 91 | 1,064 | / |
| Apekeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aupekou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Appekou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apiku | 80 | 1,388 | / |
| Opeku | 80 | 646 | / |
| Apaku | 80 | 91 | / |
| Apecu | 80 | 77 | / |
| Apoku | 80 | 38 | / |
| Epeku | 80 | 22 | / |
| Aphiku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Apaaku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Apakau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epeuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apecuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apecou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apikou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aipaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hapiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epekuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haupeakui | 71 | 18 | / |
| Haipaku | 67 | 37 | / |
| Apoikou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Abpaaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphecou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Apeku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis