Kpenin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kpenin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpenin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kpenin (74) may also be a first name.

Kpenin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kpenin is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpenin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kpenin are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpenin is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held first name globally, held by 74 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,845,205. In The Ivory Coast Kpenin is most prevalent in: Zanzan District, where 33 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 17 percent reside and Comoé District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast Kpenin is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpeenin921/
Kpanin8394/
Kponin8331/
Kpannin7764/
Kpining776/
Kpenyon771/
Kpeneen771/
Kpainin771/
Kpanen6713/
Kpenem673/
Kpanhn672/
Kpuinen6247/
Kpannen621/
Kpuinem621/
Kpainem621/
Kpannien573/

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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
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  • 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 Kpenin
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