Chekpo Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Chekpo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 96 | 1:107,663 | 12,089 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Chekpo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekpo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chekpo has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekpo? popularity and diffusion
Chekpo is the 1,860,621st most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekpo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 107,663. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 48 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 24 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchekpo | 92 | 818 | / |
| Hekpo | 91 | 359 | / |
| Cheikpoh | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tcheikpo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heekpo | 83 | 846 | / |
| Chekpa | 83 | 100 | / |
| Chakpo | 83 | 17 | / |
| Chokpo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Chikpo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tchekpa | 77 | 240 | / |
| Tchikpo | 77 | 88 | / |
| Chiokpo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chegpou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheakpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chakqpo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zekpo | 73 | 92 | / |
| Hykpo | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hikpo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Cekpa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gekpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchikpou | 71 | 50 | / |
| Tsekpo | 67 | 2,858 | / |
| Chikpa | 67 | 509 | / |
| Chakpa | 67 | 351 | / |
| Chokpa | 67 | 108 | / |
| Haikpo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hekpah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jekpoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khekpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeikpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haîkpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haykpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeakpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekpoh | 67 | 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 Chekpo
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