Kpenkpen Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Kpenkpen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 582 | 1:304,369 | 16,951 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kpenkpen (110) may also be a first name.
Kpenkpen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpenkpen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpenkpen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpenkpen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 540,721st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpenkpen reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 110 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 304,369. In Nigeria Kpenkpen is mostly found in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Taraba, where 12 percent reside and Borno, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpen Kpen | 94 | 12 | / |
| Kpen-Kpen | 94 | 6 | / |
| Kepenkpen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kpenekpene | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kpenkpem | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kapena Kapena | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kpankpan | 75 | 707 | / |
| Kponkpon | 75 | 118 | / |
| Kpinkpin | 75 | 46 | / |
| Kpinkpon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kpankpana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kpinkpano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpinkpine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpan-Kpan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpankpanou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kpainkpain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kponoukpon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpankpanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaankpaan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kpenkpen
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