Kpele Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kpele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast8131:28,3781,964
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Benin841:123,04313,434
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kpele (538) may also be a first name.

Kpele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kpele is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,000th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kpele reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 363,474th most widely held given name in the world, held by 538 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 813 people, or 1 in 28,378. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Comoé District, where 37 percent live, Montagnes District, where 18 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast Kpele occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Benin, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpiele91613/
Kpeleh9184/
Kpelle9170/
Kpelee9159/
Kpeule9149/
Kpelie917/
Kpeale912/
Kpeele911/
Kple891,623/
Kpoeleh831/
Kpeli803,632/
Kpela801,408/
Kpale80656/
Kpole80406/
Kpile80123/
Kpely8014/
Kplle802/
Khple801/
Kpeal801/
Kpeul801/
Gpele801/
Kpelai73331/
Kpoleh73218/
Kpaleh73153/
Kpalee7370/
Kplleh7318/
Kpeela7315/
Kpaley7310/
Kpalle7310/
Kppeli737/
Kpolee736/
Kpoley734/
Kpalea732/
Kpaile732/
Kpoleu732/
Kpaleu731/
Khpale731/
Kpelay731/
Kpolle731/
Kpheel731/
Kpayle731/
Kpiler731/
Kpelia731/
Kpahle731/
Kpaale731/
Kpeala731/
Kpalei731/
Kpalleh67381/
Kpolleh67165/
Kpailee675/
Gple672/
Kpelaia671/
Kpollee671/
Kpahlee671/
Kpehely671/
Kpahleh671/
Kpallea671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kpele
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