Kpabu Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kpabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Kpabu (10) may also be a first name.

Kpabu Last Name Facts

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

Kpabu occurs most in Ghana. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kpabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpabu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 912,827th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Kpabu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpabu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpabu is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpabou91963/
Kpabeu9119/
Kpahbu911/
Kpaabou838/
Kpabaud831/
Kpebu80916/
Kpobu8037/
Kpavou737/
Kpobus732/
Kpaboe731/
Kpampou6783/
Kpaiboe6743/
Kpanpou6717/
Kpoobui671/
Kpeubeu671/
Kpooboo503/

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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 Kpabu
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