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

Atakpa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atakpa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 82,984th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,249,151 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Atakpa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atakpa is also the 475,334th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 338 people.

Atakpa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,113 people, or 1 in 83,835. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 38 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 34 percent reside and Cross River, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 27 percent reside and Benin, where 19 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Atakpa
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