Kperi Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kperi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kperi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin671:154,26315,890
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kperi (27) may also be a first name.

Kperi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kperi has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kperi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kperi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 154,263. In Benin Kperi is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 69 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 16 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kperai91139/
Kpoeri911/
Khpeeri832/
Kpera803,875/
Kpari80224/
Kpere80104/
Kpiri8029/
Kpori802/
Kporyi73279/
Kporoi7373/
Kparie7338/
Kparai7322/
Kperha7321/
Khpari738/
Kporie735/
Kperez734/
Kpairi731/
Kpeire731/
Kpeure731/
Kperher671/
Kpettre671/
Kpahyri671/
Kpore60149/
Kpare6095/
Kpira6019/
Kpire605/
Kpéra602/
Gpari601/
Kporeh5590/
Gperez556/
Kpirhe556/
Cperez555/
Khpare555/
Qupera551/
Kparey551/
Kparee551/
Kpareh551/
Kparhy551/
Cppari551/
Kphare551/
Cphiri551/
Gphiri551/
Kpareeh501/

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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 Kperi
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