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
The last name Kpaya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 809,613th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kpaya reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 14 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
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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