Gnakpe Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gnakpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gnakpe 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
Benin1081:95,70010,977
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691

Gnakpe (40) may also be a first name.

Gnakpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gnakpe is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnakpe? popularity and diffusion

Gnakpe is the 1,628,521st most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Gnakpe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnakpe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnakpe is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 40 people.

The surname Gnakpe is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 95,700. In Benin it is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 54 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 22 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 20 percent reside. Other than Benin Gnakpe exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside.

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
Ngnakpe922/
Gnahkpe921/
Gnakpea921/
Gnakpie921/
Gnakpa832,274/
Gnekpe83166/
Gnekpie77427/
Gnakpoa7735/
Gnekpei7715/
Gnokpoa621/

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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 Gnakpe
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