Gankpa Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Gankpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 489 | 1:21,136 | 2,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gankpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gankpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gankpa is most common in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gankpa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 625,459th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gankpa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Gankpa is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 21,136. In Benin Gankpa is most common in: Zou Department, where 63 percent live, Littoral Department, where 17 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Gankpa exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahnkpa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Gankpah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ankpa | 91 | 348 | / |
| Gankpe | 83 | 552 | / |
| Ankpah | 83 | 38 | / |
| Gonkpa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Gankpo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ankpai | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gankpé | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ainkpa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gangpa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Annkpa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankpas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankpea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hankpa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gankpi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonkpah | 77 | 28 | / |
| Atinkpa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gounkpa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Gonkpai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gangpai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goynkpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonkpay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asinkpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahankpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankpo | 73 | 162 | / |
| Onkpa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghonkpai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Attinkpa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Achinkpa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gounkpah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gohnkpah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angpap | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gangpo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ounkpa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Angpas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gongpa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onkpoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonkpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankpei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonkpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honkpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankpuo | 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 Gankpa
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