Hunkpe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hunkpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunkpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Hunkpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hunkpe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hunkpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunkpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hunkpe is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hunkpe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 78 percent live and Ogun, where 22 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounkpe9221,057/
Haunkpe922/
Unkpe914/
Hounkpey861/
Hounkpei861/
Hinkpe8338/
Honkpe839/
Aunkpe832/
Ounkpe832/
Humkpe831/
Hounkpehe802/
Ounkpea77144/
Hounkpè77102/
Hounkpa7744/
Gounkpe777/
Hounkpé773/
Honnkpe772/
Chungpe771/
Hounkpi771/
Hounkpê771/
Jounkpe771/
Onkpe7351/
Inkpe7341/
Umkpe732/
Unkpa731/
Hounkpai7123/
Houngpet716/
Haungpet711/
Hounkpoa711/
Jinkpe6784/
Aungpe6718/
Gungpe6714/
Ounkpa6710/
Houngphet671/
Haungphet671/
Oumkpe671/
Onkpie671/
Honkpa671/

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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
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  • 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 Hunkpe
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