Kpen Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpehn8910/
Kpeen899/
Kpeun893/
Kpuen891/
Kpien891/
Kpaen891/
Kpoen891/
Kpn8612/
Køppen80110/
Kpehen804/
Kpemne801/
Kpenne801/
Kpin75650/
Kpnh753/
Kpne752/
Kpfn752/
Cpen752/
Kpnc751/
Kgpn751/
Hkpn751/
Kpnn751/
Kqpn751/
Kpyn751/
Kpengue7396/
Kpina67153/
Kpuun6756/
Cpeng672/
Gpenn671/
Kpinn671/
Hehekpen671/
Kpion671/

Kpen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kpen in the Russian language
Кпенkpen-

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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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