Kpeku Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

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

Kpeku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpeku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kpeku (10) may also be a first name.

Kpeku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kpeku has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpeku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. Kpeku is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kpeku are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kpeku is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpekou91745/
Kpeeku9111/
Kpoeku911/
Kpekouh831/
Kpiekou831/
Kpaku80395/
Kpoku8083/
Gpeku801/
Kpekoo737/
Kpecou736/
Kpaaku732/

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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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  • 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 Kpeku
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