Kpalan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kpalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kpalan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia111:400,77620,681
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kpalan Last Name Facts

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

Kpalan is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kpalan is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kpalan occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kpalan are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

Kpalan is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Kpalan is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 82 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 9 percent live and Montserrado County, where 9 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpalian926/
Kpalang922/
Kpalain922/
Kpaelan921/
Kpallain861/
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Kpelan8331/
Kpalon831/
Kpelean7719/
Kpelaun7713/
Kpelian771/
Kpallon771/
Kpeliann711/
Kpolon674/
Kpolion621/
Kpolone621/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kpalan
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