Gakpetor Surname

197,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gakpetor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gakpetor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,0781:13,0031,707
Benin181:574,20035,798
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gakpetor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gakpetor is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gakpetor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,942nd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,447,278 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gakpetor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gakpetor Last Name Statistics demography

Gakpetor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akpetor932/
Kakopetrou671/
Kekputor631/
Kakpatra631/
Kagbetor631/
Gagaputra591/
Kakpatara591/
Cacapietra5669/
Kakpo-Addra531/
Cakpo-Adira531/
Kakabutr503/
Cakayapittar501/
Kogbotor501/

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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 Gakpetor
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