Bokpe Surname

181,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bokpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,6891:6,119832
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Ivory Coast1851:124,7096,107
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Bokpè (1) are calculated separately.

Bokpe (142) may also be a first name.

Bokpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bokpe is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bokpè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokpe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,616th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,110,348 people. The last name Bokpe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bokpe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bokpe is also the 775,413th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 142 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1,689 people, or 1 in 6,119. In Benin Bokpe is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 52 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 15 percent are found and Zou Department, where 15 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 15 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bokpè931/
Boukpe9114/
Bokpet9113/
Bogkpe916/
Bokpei911/
Boukpei8343/
Boukpet831/
Boekpee831/
Bakpe801,174/
Bokpa8096/
Bekpe8021/
Vokpe808/
Bukpe806/
Bokpi803/
Bogpe801/
Bakpea73105/
Bakpei7370/
Bakpet7363/
Bokpai7347/
Baakpe7332/
Bakpeh7311/
Vookpe738/
Baukpe731/
Baïkpe731/
Bakpie731/
Bakpey731/
Bokpaa731/
Bockph730/
Bakp6764/
Vookpee673/
Boocper671/
Boqp671/
Bocp671/
Beaukpe671/
Bogp671/
Vokppee671/

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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 Bokpe
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