Kekpe Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin361:287,10024,014
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kekpe (22) may also be a first name.

Kekpe Last Name Facts

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

Kekpe is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kekpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kekpe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

Kekpe is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 287,100. In Benin it is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 42 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 39 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 17 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Keikepe8344/
Kehkpeh8312/
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Kokpe80127/
Kakpe8082/
Cekpe801/
Kiekp801/
Keakpa73117/
Kakpeu7341/
Kakpeh7325/
Khekpa734/
Kikpei732/
Kokpee731/
Kokpeh731/
Kokpea731/
Kikpey731/
Kaikpe731/
Kakpee731/
Kaakpe731/
Kjkp674/
Chekpee671/
Kikp671/
Khokpea671/
Cekp671/
Qekp671/
Ceekpee671/
Kokpeah671/

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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 Kekpe
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