Demekpe Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Demekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Demekpe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Demekpe (61) may also be a first name.

Demekpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demekpe is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Demekpe? popularity and diffusion

Demekpe is the 667,223rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Demekpe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Demekpe is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 61 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 396,293. In Nigeria Demekpe is most prevalent in: Benue, where 66 percent live, Taraba, where 32 percent live and Kogi, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Domegpe718/
Dimekpa711/
Demegpi711/
Demakpoi6715/
Demakpai671/
Domigpe5780/
Dimikpa573/
Dimjkpa573/
Domagpe573/
Demigpi572/
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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 Demekpe
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