Kpatako Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kpatako Surname User-submission:

Kpatako is a Nupe people of Nigeria surname. It is derived from the words kpata, meaning 'river' and ko, meaning 'big'. It means 'big river' in the Nupe language.

Kpatako Surname Distribution Map

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Kpatako Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kpatako is a Nupe people of Nigeria surname. It is derived from the words kpata, meaning 'river' and ko, meaning 'big'. It means 'big river' in the Nupe language.

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Kpatako Last Name Facts

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

Kpatako occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpatako? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kpatako is the 1,441,361st most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Kpatako is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpatako live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Kpatako is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria Kpatako is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 65 percent are found, Kwara, where 33 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpatakou93119/
Kpataka861/
Kpatoko861/
Kpatacou802/
Kpatokou801/
Kpatoukou752/
Kpotaka7110/
Kpateka719/
Kpotoko716/
Kpetoko714/
Kpetaka711/
Kpetoukou631/
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