Amkpa Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amkpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amkpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1361:1,302,52051,596
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Amkpa (35) may also be a first name.

Amkpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amkpa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amkpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Amkpa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amkpa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 35 people.

Amkpa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria Amkpa is primarily found in: Kogi, where 48 percent live, Kaduna, where 14 percent live and Kano, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Amkpa Last Name Statistics demography

Amkpa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emkpa8029/
Amkpo8021/
Amkpe801/
Gomkpa733/
Homkpa731/
Emkpah731/
Emkpaa731/
Goumkpa674/
Gomkpah671/
Houmkpa671/
Oumkpea671/
Amcpo601/
Oumkpe551/
Houmkpe503/

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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 Amkpa
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