Kpenan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Kpenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kpenan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
Benin271:382,80028,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kpenan (21) may also be a first name.

Kpenan Last Name Facts

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

Kpenan is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kpenan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpenan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kpenan is the 2,483,783rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpenan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 720,976. In The Ivory Coast Kpenan is most common in: Vallée du Bandama District, where 91 percent reside, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 3 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 45 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kpeegnan862/
Kponan83118/
Kpanan8342/
Kpenon838/
Kpinan832/
Kpingan77131/
Kpannan777/
Kpanain772/
Kponhan771/
Kpenhangne754/
Kponon67397/
Kpanon6757/
Kpehegnon671/
Kponnon62172/
Kpanhan6263/
Kponhon6243/
Kpanhon624/
Kpannon621/
Kpanhoon571/
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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 Kpenan
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