Kpaya Surname
Approximately 345 people bear this surname
Kpaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Kpaya (19) may also be a first name.
Kpaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kpaya is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 809,613th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name Kpaya is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kpaya live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
Kpaya is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 14 percent reside and Liberia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpayah | 91 | 147 | / |
| Kpaaya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kpaa | 89 | 194 | / |
| Kpay | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kpeya | 80 | 903 | / |
| Kpaye | 80 | 220 | / |
| Kpoya | 80 | 79 | / |
| Kpayi | 80 | 56 | / |
| Kpuya | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kpaja | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kpaai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kpayo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kpayu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kpaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kpahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpa | 75 | 1,880 | / |
| Kpy | 75 | 72 | / |
| Kpayou | 73 | 925 | / |
| Kpayeh | 73 | 229 | / |
| Kpayee | 73 | 49 | / |
| Kpaaye | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kpayoo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kpahai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kpeyah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kpaiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kpgoya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kpajah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kpoyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kpayoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpuyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpehya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpayie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpayip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpea | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Kpai | 67 | 1,741 | / |
| Kpae | 67 | 513 | / |
| Kpau | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kpoa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kpyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kpey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kpha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kbpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qpay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cpaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kppa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gpay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpahyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpayehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kbpy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qpaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gpaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkpy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kpaya
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