Kpalam Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kpalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kpalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpalam occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kpalam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpalam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Kpalam is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpalam reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,002,299. Besides Ghana Kpalam occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Benin, where 8 percent live.
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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 Kpalam
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