Kpetou Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Kpetou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 296 | 1:34,918 | 4,532 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Kpétou (1) are calculated separately.
Kpetou (41) may also be a first name.
Kpetou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpetou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpetou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kpétou. For other potential spellings of Kpetou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpetou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kpetou is the 851,613th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname Kpetou occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kpetou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpetou is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 34,918. In Benin Kpetou is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 53 percent are found, Collines Department, where 20 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 16 percent are found. Beside Benin it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and Togo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpétou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kpeto | 91 | 1,936 | / |
| Kpetu | 91 | 177 | / |
| Kpeito | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kpeïto | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kpetoh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kpeîto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpeyto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpetto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpetoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpetueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpeta | 73 | 189 | / |
| Kpetay | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kpetie | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kpoito | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kpetey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kpetee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kpeita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kpetah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpetai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpetea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpeuta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpetaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpeatee | 62 | 17 | / |
| Kpetiye | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kpetaah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpettie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpetayi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpeatai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpoitoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpita | 55 | 4 | / |
| Kpéta | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kpeahtaye | 53 | 1 | / |
| Qupito | 50 | 37 | / |
| Kpitie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kpaita | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kpuita | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kpoita | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kpitee | 50 | 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 Kpetou
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