Kpao Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kpao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1511:152,7907,105
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Benin181:574,20035,798
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kpao (29) may also be a first name.

Kpao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kpao is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kpao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,020,242nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kpao reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpao is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Kpao is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 152,790. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 90 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 7 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast Kpao is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpaou89442/
Kpaho89218/
Kpaoh892/
Kpahou80332/
Kpagio8044/
Kpahot801/
Kpoa7533/
Gpao751/
Kpagioo7310/
Kpoho671,061/
Kpoha67331/
Kpooh6766/
Kpoua6732/
Kpoas671/
Kpouo671/
Kpoah671/
Kpuia671/
Kpohou601,735/
Kpogia6014/
Kpoyea603/
Kpeiya603/
Kpeyea602/
Kpaaya601/
Kpoyya601/
Kpaeah601/
Kpeuyo601/
Kpoogio5514/
Kpeyeah552/
Kpeuhio551/
Kpoojio551/
Kpaagia551/
Kpayiah551/
Qpoa501/
Gpoa501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kpao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis