Apkan Surname

249,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4081:125,8128,245
Thailand1481:477,28683,618
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080

Apkan (302) may also be a first name.

Apkan Last Name Facts

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

Apkan (Georgian: აფკან, Russian: Апкан) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apkan is the 249,252nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,574,731 people. Apkan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Apkan are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apkan is also the 506,891st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 302 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,408 people, or 1 in 125,812. In Nigeria Apkan is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 47 percent live, Rivers, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria Apkan exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent live and Turkey, where 2 percent live.

Apkan Last Name Statistics demography

Apkan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.14% more than the national average, earning $74,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apkhan915/
Gapkan913/
Apkang913/
Apkane912/
Ahpkan911/
Apkann911/
Hapkan910/
Aphkhan833/
Aaipkan831/
Aapkhan831/
Aapkane831/
Apkon8016/
Opkan8013/
Abkan8012/
Apcan804/
Epkan801/
Abkhan7311/
Aupkam735/
Aupkon734/
Abkang731/
Opkane731/
Gopkan731/
Apkhanova7199/
Aipkanova711/
Aupkham6724/
Habkane674/
Apkatim674/
Aibkhan672/
Aipkhanova671/
Oupkhan671/
Aabkhan671/

Apkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apkan in the Georgian language
აფკანapkan-
Apkan in the Russian language
Апканapkan-

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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 Apkan
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