Kpenu Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kpenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5581:317,46017,497
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Kpenu (59) may also be a first name.

Kpenu Last Name Facts

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

Kpenu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpenu? popularity and diffusion

Kpenu is the 413,383rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpenu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 59 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 558 people, or 1 in 317,460. In Nigeria Kpenu is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 87 percent live, Delta, where 7 percent live and Adamawa, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Kpenu Last Name Statistics demography

Kpenu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning $64,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpenou911,537/
Kpeenu9160/
Kpengu911/
Kpoenou832/
Kpengou832/
Kponu8088/
Kpanu8081/
Kpannu731/
Kpénou731/
Kponui731/
Kponuh731/
Kponnou6760/
Kponhou6731/
Kpingou6712/
Kponneu671/
Kpanhou671/
Kpemhou671/
Kpainhou621/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kpenu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis