Amakpe Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Amakpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 262 | 1:39,449 | 5,069 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
Amakpe (81) may also be a first name.
Amakpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amakpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amakpe is most common in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Amakpe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amakpe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 881,213th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amakpe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 81 people.
This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 39,449. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 59 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 20 percent live and Littoral Department, where 6 percent live. Not including Benin Amakpe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameakpe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Amakpeh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ammakpet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amakpa | 83 | 56 | / |
| Emakpe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Amekpe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Omakpe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Amokpe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amuokpe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ameikpe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Amoikpe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Amakpio | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ammakpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houmakpe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emekpe | 67 | 222 | / |
| Emokpe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Omokpe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Amokpa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Omakpi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Omakpa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Omekpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammakb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emokpea | 62 | 88 | / |
| Omoekpe | 62 | 8 | / |
| Amekpui | 62 | 4 | / |
| Omokpea | 62 | 2 | / |
| Homekpe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Emakpoi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Amokpha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Omozkpea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Omokpa | 50 | 10 | / |
| Emokpi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Amakpe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis