Gakpo Surname
Approximately 3,749 people bear this surname
Gakpo Surname User-submission:
The Gakpo surname is common in Ghana and Togo. Part of the Ewe communities in Ghana and Togo bears this surname. It means 'iron' or 'metal'.
Gakpo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,840 | 1:9,514 | 1,275 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Ivory Coast | 261 | 1:88,396 | 4,700 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Gakpo (405) may also be a first name.
Gakpo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gakpo surname is common in Ghana and Togo. Part of the Ewe communities in Ghana and Togo bears this surname. It means 'iron' or 'metal'.
- Everest Ernest GakpoGakpo Demographics
Average Gakpo Salary in
United States
$46,475 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gakpo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakpo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gakpo is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakpo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 122,059th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,943,864 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gakpo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gakpo is also the 428,575th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 405 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,840 people, or 1 in 9,514. Barring Ghana this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 14 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside.
Gakpo Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Gakpo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 469.85% more than the national average, earning R 1,354,180 per year and in United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gakpoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngakpo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akpo | 89 | 29,625 | / |
| Gakpa | 80 | 977 | / |
| Akpoo | 80 | 335 | / |
| Aikpo | 80 | 189 | / |
| Akpoh | 80 | 148 | / |
| Akpuo | 80 | 78 | / |
| Aïkpo | 80 | 76 | / |
| Akpou | 80 | 32 | / |
| Hakpo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Agkpo | 80 | 18 | / |
| Akpoa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Akpoi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gokpo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Aîkpo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Akkpo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akpod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ajkpo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aukpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aakpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eakpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adkpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aykpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atkpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gekpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akpoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ackpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akcpo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaikpa | 73 | 433 | / |
| Haïkpo | 73 | 57 | / |
| Haikpo | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ngakpa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ahakpo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Akpout | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gakpah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akposs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aijkpo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Goukpo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aukpoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eakpho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akpouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haîkpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngagpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gagpou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaykpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekpoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkpos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Azkpoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akkpoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akpois | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aitkpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haykpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adtkpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakpaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haukpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akpa | 67 | 45,517 | / |
| Okpo | 67 | 24,176 | / |
| Ngokpho | 67 | 38 | / |
| Agpo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hauckpo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ogpo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahakpa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngokpou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Acpo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaykpah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gakpaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkpouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakkpah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaihkpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gookpoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaekpah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpotch | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gakpo
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