Kakpan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kakpan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kakpan (24) may also be a first name.
Kakpan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakpan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakpan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakpan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kakpan is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kakpan live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The last name Kakpan is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Kakpan is most common in: Plateau, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khakpang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakpeang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kakpasen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kokpan | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kekpan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kakpanova | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kaakpon | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kakpong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Koukpan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kackpong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khakpong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khokphan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kokpon | 67 | 202 | / |
| Kekpon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kheakpong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khakphong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cakpon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kegpan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cokpan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokphon | 62 | 307 | / |
| Koukpon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Khogpan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kokpong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kagpong | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koukpam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kokpoun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kookpoon | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kaugpong | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khokpoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kokphoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khokphoon | 53 | 5 | / |
| Koukpotin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Koukpossin | 50 | 6 | / |
| Cokpon | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Kakpan
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