Apoku Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
England11:55,718,059489,080

Apoku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apoku is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Apoku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apoku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Apoku occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Apoku live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Apoku is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 61 percent reside, Osun, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apokou9122/
Apoikou8318/
Apoukou831/
Opoku80189,994/
Apeku801,391/
Apuku80445/
Epoku80112/
Apaku8091/
Opokou73432/
Hapuku7397/
Ophoku734/
Opouku732/
Apaaku732/
Apakau732/
Apecou731/
Aipaku731/
Opokeu731/
Apekeu731/
Haipaku6737/
Opoukou677/
Aupekou676/
Epoukou675/
Addpaku673/
Hapukou671/
Aphecou671/
Appekou671/
Oppokou671/
Apaskou671/
Abpaaku671/
Hapuuku671/
Apukutt671/

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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 Apoku
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