Apkwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Apkwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Apkwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Apkwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apkwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Apkwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apkwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Apkwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Apkwa live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Apkwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Apkwa is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epkwa802/
Apkwe802/
Apkua801/
Apenkwah77626/
Gapkwi7324/
Gapkwo7316/
Apkweh734/
Apengwa6742/
Opkwa'a679/
Apingwa671/
Epkwa'a671/
Opkwe602/
Opkwo602/
Aspqwo551/
Gopkwo551/
Apkouet508/
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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 Apkwa
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