Kpelle Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Kpelle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 61 | 1:72,271 | 6,117 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kpelle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpelle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpelle has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpelle? popularity and diffusion
Kpelle is the 2,273,756th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpelle are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Kpelle is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 72,271. In Liberia Kpelle is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 44 percent live, Margibi County, where 15 percent live and Rivercess County, where 15 percent live. Excluding Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpelleh | 92 | 320 | / |
| Kpellee | 92 | 13 | / |
| Kpellie | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kpielle | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kpelley | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kpeller | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kpele | 91 | 1,293 | / |
| Kplle | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kpelleah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kpelly | 83 | 3,466 | / |
| Kplleh | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kpelli | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kpella | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kpeale | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kpllie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpeele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kple | 80 | 1,623 | / |
| Kpleh | 73 | 156 | / |
| Kpile | 73 | 123 | / |
| Kplee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kpley | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kplea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpeul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gpele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kplla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpeal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khple | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpehelly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpilla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kppler | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kpaile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kplehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Køpler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpletd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpleeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpayle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpheel | 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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- 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 Kpelle
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