Kpai Surname
Approximately 1,741 people bear this surname
Kpai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,002 | 1:23,025 | 1,665 |
| Liberia | 354 | 1:12,453 | 1,339 |
| Nigeria | 289 | 1:612,951 | 29,166 |
| Benin | 78 | 1:132,508 | 14,244 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kpaï (44) & Kpaî (1) are calculated separately.
Kpai (576) may also be a first name.
Kpai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kpai is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kpaï or Kpaî. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 232,007th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,185,839 people. Kpai is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kpai live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 349,109th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 576 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,002 people, or 1 in 23,025. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Montagnes District, where 68 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 23 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 2 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpaï | 92 | 44 | / |
| Kpaî | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kpaji | 89 | 96 | / |
| Kpayi | 89 | 56 | / |
| Kpaie | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kpaih | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kpaai | 89 | 6 | / |
| Kpaia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kpait | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kppai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kpa | 86 | 1,880 | / |
| Kpi | 86 | 469 | / |
| Kpahei | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kpajie | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kpahai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kpaiah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kphaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpayie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpayip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpah | 75 | 2,400 | / |
| Kpea | 75 | 1,876 | / |
| Kpae | 75 | 513 | / |
| Kpaa | 75 | 194 | / |
| Kpei | 75 | 193 | / |
| Kpui | 75 | 139 | / |
| Kpoi | 75 | 83 | / |
| Kpie | 75 | 75 | / |
| Kpau | 75 | 39 | / |
| Kpio | 75 | 37 | / |
| Kpoa | 75 | 33 | / |
| Kpay | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kbpi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kpii | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kpih | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kpha | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gpai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kpip | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khpa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kpaz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kkpi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ckpi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kppa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkpa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kbpa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcpa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqpa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkpa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khpi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcpi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpawieh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpawe | 67 | 3,607 | / |
| Kpeya | 67 | 903 | / |
| Kpaha | 67 | 418 | / |
| Kpeah | 67 | 368 | / |
| Kpaya | 67 | 345 | / |
| Kpeyi | 67 | 228 | / |
| Kpaye | 67 | 220 | / |
| Kpeji | 67 | 108 | / |
| Kpoyi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Kpeha | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kpoya | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kpeia | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kpuie | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kpuya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kpuih | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kpaah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kpaja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kpahu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kpaeh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kpiye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kpaju | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kpiyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kpoji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kpaje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kpayo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kpayu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kpatt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khpah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kpeih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kpyie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khpaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpijj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kppie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpgah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpacz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khpaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kpai
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