Chikpe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Chikpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Benin141:738,25740,906
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Chikpe (35) may also be a first name.

Chikpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chikpe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Chikpe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikpe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chikpe is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name Chikpe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Chikpe is most prevalent in: Benue, where 62 percent are found, Enugu, where 23 percent are found and Abia, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Chikpe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent are found and Togo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchikpe92492/
Chiekpe9248/
Hikpe911/
Chikpa83509/
Chekpe8331/
Chikpi8326/
Tchekpe77328/
Heikepe7713/
Tchikpé771/
Tchikpf771/
Chiekpi771/
Chekpee771/
Chukpee771/
Zikpe7356/
Hekpe7322/
Jikpe7311/
Hykpe732/
Cekpe731/
Huikp731/
Cikpa731/
Chigp731/
Chuikpai718/
Tchuikep715/
Tcheakpe711/
Chaihkeb711/
Chekpa67100/
Haikpi6724/
Zikpeu672/
Haikpa672/
Chekpi671/
Tsikpe671/
Zikpee671/
Jikpee671/
Higpee671/
Hekper671/

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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 Chikpe
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