Kpela Surname
Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname
Kpela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Kpela (44) may also be a first name.
Kpela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kpela occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 275,596th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. The surname Kpela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpela live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpela is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name internationally It is held by 44 people.
This surname is most widespread in Togo, where it is carried by 1,155 people, or 1 in 6,275. Apart from Togo it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpelai | 91 | 331 | / |
| Kpeula | 91 | 112 | / |
| Kpelah | 91 | 31 | / |
| Kpeela | 91 | 15 | / |
| Kpeala | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kpelia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kpaela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kpelay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kpelga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kpelyaï | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpeliah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpelaia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpeli | 80 | 3,632 | / |
| Kpele | 80 | 1,293 | / |
| Kpala | 80 | 453 | / |
| Kpila | 80 | 319 | / |
| Kpola | 80 | 175 | / |
| Kpelo | 80 | 49 | / |
| Kpely | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kpelou | 73 | 2,005 | / |
| Kpalla | 73 | 1,308 | / |
| Kpiele | 73 | 613 | / |
| Kpeleh | 73 | 84 | / |
| Kpalah | 73 | 80 | / |
| Kpelee | 73 | 59 | / |
| Kpalay | 73 | 54 | / |
| Kpeule | 73 | 49 | / |
| Kpahla | 73 | 48 | / |
| Kpaala | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kpolah | 73 | 37 | / |
| Kpalia | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kpeloo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kpalai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kppeli | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kpelie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kpalha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kpayla | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kpolai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kpilah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kpalea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kpeale | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kpolla | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kpeele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpilay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpelgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kppala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpeloh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpilia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpilya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpilap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpalaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpealo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpallah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kpallay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kpalaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kpeelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpeulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpailai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpahala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpollah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpailah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpehely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpallea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaliah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpahlay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpallai | 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
- 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 Kpela
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