Kpakan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kpakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kpakan Last Name Facts

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

Kpakan is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kpakan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpakan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kpakan is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kpakan reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside and Liberia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpakain9221/
Kpakaan924/
Kpokan83132/
Kpakon8346/
Kpakam831/
Kpakoun7768/
Kpekaan773/
Gpakaan771/
Kpokane771/
Kpakonn771/
Kpaucahan6716/
Kpekon6711/
Kpokon674/
Kpacon672/
Kpocan671/
Kpakoutin671/
Kpakom671/
Kpokoun62287/
Kpakoum621/
Cpacean621/
Kpacoun621/
Kpokassim531/
Kpocon501/

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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 Kpakan
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