Kpanah Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kpanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia8441:5,223631
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kpanah (2,249) may also be a first name.

Kpanah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kpanah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpanah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kpanah is the 394,524th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. Kpanah is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpanah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 157,518th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 2,249 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 844 people, or 1 in 5,223. In Liberia Kpanah is most frequent in: Bong County, where 44 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 22 percent reside and Lofa County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpannah921,571/
Kpainah922/
Kpeanah921/
Kpahnah921/
Kpana912,141/
Kpahneah862/
Kpangaah861/
Kpanga83616/
Kpanna83180/
Kpanai83156/
Kponah8349/
Kpaina838/
Kpanay838/
Kpeana834/
Kpanaj833/
Gpanah832/
Kpenah831/
Kpaana831/
Kpanea831/
Kpangnahe801/
Kpainay7736/
Kpangay7710/
Kpannay776/
Kpainna775/
Kpangai772/
Kponnah772/
Kpounah772/
Kpannai771/
Kpahana771/
Kpanhou771/
Kpeanga771/
Kpona731,293/
Kpano73358/
Kpena7327/
Kpainnai719/
Kpaingay712/
Kpagna'a711/
Kpahnnai711/
Kpangaai711/
Kpainhou711/
Kpahiena711/
Kpanou6710,342/
Kpango671,406/
Kpeena6726/
Kpoona6724/
Kponaa6723/
Kponna674/
Qupana673/
Kpanoo672/
Kpaney672/
Kponai671/
Kpenai671/
Kpehna671/

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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 Kpanah
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