Kpen Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Kpen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Kpen (151) may also be a first name.
Kpen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpen (Russian: Кпен) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpen? popularity and diffusion
Kpen is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Kpen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpen live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpen is also the 749,223rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 151 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Plateau, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpehn | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kpeen | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kpeun | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kpuen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kpien | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kpaen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kpoen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kpn | 86 | 12 | / |
| Køppen | 80 | 110 | / |
| Kpehen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kpemne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpenne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kpin | 75 | 650 | / |
| Kpnh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kpne | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kpfn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cpen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kpnc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgpn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkpn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqpn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpengue | 73 | 96 | / |
| Kpina | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kpuun | 67 | 56 | / |
| Cpeng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gpenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehekpen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpion | 67 | 1 | / |
Kpen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kpen in the Russian language | ||
| Кпен | kpen | - |
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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 Kpen
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