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 surname Apeku occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Apeku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 278,216th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Apeku reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 580,229th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 238 people.
The last name Apeku is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
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
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