Gankpo Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gankpo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Gankpo (10) may also be a first name.
Gankpo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gankpo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gankpo occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gankpo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gankpo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.
The last name Gankpo is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 40 percent live, Collines Department, where 20 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 20 percent live. Beside Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankpo | 91 | 162 | / |
| Gankpa | 83 | 490 | / |
| Gangpo | 83 | 12 | / |
| Ankpuo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonkpo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngangpo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ahankpo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gahnkpa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gangpou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gankpah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gounkpo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankpa | 73 | 348 | / |
| Onkpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angpo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngangpou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ankpah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gonkpa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Honkpo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ainkpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gangpa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onkpoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gongpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hankpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankpas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eunkpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Annkpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangpo | 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 Gankpo
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