Abekpe Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Abekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1191:86,85410,177
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812

Abekpe Last Name Facts

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

Abekpe is found most frequently in Benin. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abekpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abekpe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Abekpe is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 86,854. In Benin Abekpe is most common in: Zou Department, where 68 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 15 percent reside and Collines Department, where 13 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abaekpe92131/
Abiekpe921/
Abikpe83147/
Abekpa8355/
Abakpe8336/
Obekpe8331/
Abokpe8325/
Ebekpe835/
Ebiekpe77498/
Obiekpe7719/
Ebaekpe774/
Abaikpe771/
Obekpa672,774/
Abikpa67200/
Obakpe67185/
Obikpe6771/
Abikpi6730/
Avikpe6712/
Ebikpe674/
Abegpa674/
Abokpä671/
Ebiekpi62227/
Obakpee62136/
Abaikpa62115/
Abikphi6222/
Obejkpa623/
Obuikpe623/
Obiokpe622/
Obakpea621/
Obeikpa621/
Obekpaa621/
Obiekpa621/
Abakpui621/
Obikpi5031/
Abigpa5028/
Ovekpi5025/
Ebikpi502/

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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 Abekpe
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