Kpelebe Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kpelebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpelebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin711:145,57215,253
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Kpelebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kpelebe occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpelebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kpelebe is the 2,185,341st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpelebe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kpelebe is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 145,572. In Benin Kpelebe is mostly found in: Collines Department, where 52 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 21 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapelebe934/
Kplebe9223/
Kapelbe861/
Kebalebe804/
Kopelebi801/
Kapeleba801/
Kplabe7723/
Kebaluebe7582/
Kebalwebe751/
Kpelevi71952/
Gapelbe7136/
Kpelapauee7112/
Kpalibe714/
Kpalabe711/
Kpelpue711/
Keba Luebe711/
Keblebo711/
Kapelbo711/
Kiplobe711/
Koplibe710/
Guepelbe67922/
Kabalebe67262/
Guipelbe67135/
Gappelbe671/
Kpalebah671/
Kpelabah671/
Kpileboh671/
Kebulebu671/
Kabulebe671/
Kapolebi671/
Kpalobi5747/
Kcpalobi531/
Kpiliboa531/

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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 Kpelebe
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