Kpano Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kpano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kpano (11) may also be a first name.

Kpano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kpano occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kpano reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Kpano is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpanou9110,342/
Kpango911,406/
Kpanoo912/
Kpangou83897/
Kpannou8357/
Kpanhou831/
Kpana802,141/
Kpono8025/
Kpeno802/
Cpano801/
Kpainhou771/
Kponou733,725/
Kpanah73895/
Kpanga73616/
Kpanna73180/
Kpongo73161/
Kpaina738/
Kpeana734/
Kponno731/
Kpaana731/
Kpannah671,571/
Kponnou6760/
Kponhou6731/
Kponois6715/
Kpainna675/
Kpoenou672/
Kpainah672/
Kpoungo671/
Kpeanga671/
Kpahana671/
Kpeanah671/
Kpahnah671/

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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 Kpano
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