Gokpa Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gokpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gokpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1171:197,1908,500
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gôkpa (1) are calculated separately.

Gokpa (43) may also be a first name.

Gokpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gokpa is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as: Gôkpa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gokpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gokpa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gokpa is also the 1,545,828th most widely held first name globally, borne by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 197,190. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 61 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 26 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Ivory Coast it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gôkpa931/
Gokpai91120/
Ngokpa9156/
Gokpah9154/
Goukpa912/
Okpa8912,293/
Goekpah8329/
Gookpah837/
Ngokpai833/
Gakpa80977/
Okpah80565/
Okpai80413/
Gokpe8081/
Okpaa8035/
Okpoa8034/
Gokpo8010/
Okpea807/
Ookpa806/
Okpay803/
Okpha802/
Hokpa802/
Oukpa802/
Okgpa801/
Gokpé801/
Oykpa801/
Ockpa801/
Uokpa801/
Gekpa801/
Okpau801/
Okpaï801/
Okpfa801/
Gokpeh73112/
Ngukpa7356/
Ngakpa7323/
Houkpa7321/
Okphai7311/
Gakpai737/
Hokpat736/
Gakpah736/
Gokpeu735/
Gokpyi735/
Ngogpa733/
Goukpo733/
Gakpaï731/
Okpaha731/
Okpass731/
Gokpie731/
Oukpai731/
Otkpah731/
Gekpah731/
Hokpah731/
Okphay731/
Akpa6745,517/
Okpo6724,176/
Ngokpho6738/
Agpa6719/
Ogpa678/
Gahakpa673/
Ngokpou672/
Gakpaha671/
Houkpaï671/
Okpuoha671/
Okpahie671/
Gakkpah671/
Gookpoh671/
Gaekpah671/
Gottcpa671/
Okpaych671/
Ocpa671/

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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 Gokpa
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