Kpanan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kpanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin251:413,42429,829
Liberia81:551,06725,208
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kpanan (47) may also be a first name.

Kpanan Last Name Facts

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

Kpanan occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kpanan reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 413,424. In Benin it is most numerous in: Alibori Department, where 40 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 28 percent reside and Collines Department, where 20 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Kpanan Last Name Statistics demography

Kpanan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.68% less than the national average, earning $13,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpanhan9263/
Kpannan927/
Kpanain922/
Kpangan922/
Kpanane921/
Kpamnan921/
Kpangahn861/
Kponan83118/
Kpenan8360/
Kpanon8357/
Kpanam831/
Kpangon77930/
Kpanhon774/
Kpannon771/
Kponane771/
Kpangnanne752/
Kpangnaane751/
Kpanhoun71192/
Kpangoun715/
Kpanhoon711/
Kponon67397/
Kpenon678/
Kpassennon631/
Kpongan62219/
Kponnon62172/
Kponhon6243/
Kpenhan622/
Kpoonon621/
Kponhan621/
Kpanoum621/
Kpongnon572/

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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 Kpanan
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