Explore the Family Name Akpan

The meaning of Akpan

West African (Nigeria): from a personal name found among the Ibibio and Efik peoples, denoting a first-born son.

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How common is the last name Akpan in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Akpan has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Akpan ranked as the 41,793rd most popular last name in the United States, but by 2010 it had climbed to 31,587th, marking a significant rise of 24.42%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial increase of 49.39% during the same period, growing from 490 in 2000 to 732 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Akpan per 100,000 residents increased by 38.89%, going from 0.18 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,793	#31,587	24.42%
Count	490	732	49.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.25	38.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Akpan

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Akpan from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of individuals with the surname identified as Black in both years (91.63% in 2000 and 90.16% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 1.60%. Interestingly, the percentage identifying as White rose by 52.68%, from 2.24% to 3.42%. There were also small increases in those identifying with two or more races (from 4.69% to 5.05%), and new occurrences of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities. However, there were no recorded instances of the surname among the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	91.63%	90.16%	-1.6%
Two or More Races	4.69%	5.05%	7.68%
White	2.24%	3.42%	52.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.68%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%