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.

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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

The last name Kpenan occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpenan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Kpenan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpenan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 720,976. In The Ivory Coast Kpenan is most numerous in: Vallée du Bandama District, where 91 percent live, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 3 percent live and Lagunes District, where 3 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 45 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

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/
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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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