Atakpa Surname

82,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Atakpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atakpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1131:83,8355,921
Togo1,5751:4,602829
Benin1,1141:9,2781,295
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Cameroon961:216,34421,934
United States261:13,940,728505,428
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Atakpa (338) may also be a first name.

Atakpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atakpa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atakpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Atakpa is the 82,984th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,249,151 people. The last name Atakpa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Atakpa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 475,334th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 338 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,113 people, or 1 in 83,835. In Nigeria Atakpa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 38 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 34 percent are found and Cross River, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 27 percent are found and Benin, where 19 percent are found.

Atakpa Last Name Statistics demography

Atakpa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attakpa92792/
Ataakpa9224/
Atakpah925/
Ataikpa924/
Atakpai921/
Atakkpa921/
Attakpah86722/
Attaikpa861/
Atakpo83542/
Atokpa8396/
Atekpa8356/
Etakpa8353/
Atakpi8343/
Otakpa8339/
Atakpe8314/
Attakpaah801/
Attokpa77405/
Aitokpa77173/
Attakpo7739/
Attekpa7711/
Ataikpe777/
Attakpe775/
Eteakpa774/
Hatekpa772/
Atoukpa771/
Ateakpi771/
Atakpou771/
Atekpha771/
Attaikpe7169/
Aitokpah713/
Otokpa674,268/
Otakpo67805/
Atokpe67155/
Atekpo67104/
Otekpa6759/
Etokpa6737/
Etekpa6733/
Atokpo6715/
Otakpe6713/
Etakpo678/
Ategpa671/
Otagpa671/

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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
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  • 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 Atakpa
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