Kpanu Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kpanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kpanu (11) may also be a first name.

Kpanu Last Name Facts

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

Kpanu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kpanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kpanu is the 2,091,648th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kpanu live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kpanu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Aside from The DR Congo Kpanu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpanou9110,342/
Kpangu9141/
Kpannu911/
Kpangou83897/
Kpannou8357/
Kpanhou831/
Kpenu80843/
Kponu8088/
Kpanouhe7717/
Kpainhou771/
Kpangnui771/
Kponou733,725/
Kpeenu7360/
Kpongu7348/
Kpotnu736/
Kpanoo732/
Kpanoe732/
Kponui731/
Kpoonu731/
Kponuh731/
Kponnou6760/
Kponhou6731/
Kpoenou672/
Kponneu671/

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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 Kpanu
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