Kakpan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Kakpan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakpan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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 is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakpan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakpan is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kakpan are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khakpang861/
Kakpeang861/
Kakpasen861/
Kokpan8318/
Kekpan831/
Kakpanova8011/
Kaakpon7711/
Kakpong775/
Koukpan772/
Kackpong715/
Khakpong715/
Khokphan715/
Kokpon67202/
Kekpon677/
Kheakpong677/
Khakphong672/
Cakpon671/
Kegpan671/
Cokpan671/
Kokphon62307/
Koukpon622/
Khogpan621/
Kokpong621/
Kagpong621/
Koukpam621/
Kokpoun621/
Kookpoon574/
Kaugpong571/
Khokpoon571/
Kokphoon571/
Khokphoon535/
Koukpotin531/
Koukpossin506/
Cokpon502/

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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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  • 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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