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
Kpen (Russian: Кпен) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kpen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,198,640th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpen reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 151 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 917,838. In Nigeria Kpen is most frequent in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Plateau, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name 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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