Kpeye Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

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

Kpeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4631:49,8303,067
Benin281:369,12927,947
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Kpeye (75) may also be a first name.

Kpeye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kpeye occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpeye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 618,896th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kpeye live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 75 people.

The surname Kpeye is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 49,830. In The Ivory Coast Kpeye is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 65 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 22 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpeyei913/
Kpehye912/
Kpeyie911/
Kpeyeh911/
Kpee89918/
Kpey899/
Kpehyee835/
Kpeeyie833/
Kpeiyeh831/
Kpeya80903/
Kpoye80230/
Kpeyi80228/
Kpaye80220/
Kpeeh8052/
Kpuee8035/
Kpeyu8022/
Kpyeh809/
Kpiye809/
Kpaee807/
Kpyee805/
Kpehy802/
Kpoee802/
Kpeay801/
Kpuey801/
Kpeea801/
Kpeie801/
Kpeyo801/
Qukpeyee771/
Kpawee73288/
Kpayeh73229/
Kpeyou73180/
Kpayee7349/
Kpaaye7341/
Kpowee7317/
Kpoyee7312/
Kpoyeh7311/
Kpehey735/
Kpeayi735/
Kpeyah734/
Kpehay733/
Kpuyee731/
Kpayei731/
Kpehya731/
Kpeeyi731/
Kpeyoh731/
Kpeeah731/
Kpehea731/
Kpaiye731/
Kpehei731/
Kpejeh731/
Kpeieh731/
Kpea671,876/
Kpeu67603/
Kpae67513/
Kpei67193/
Kpue67170/
Kpoe67106/
Kpie6775/
Kpaiyea6749/
Kpahwee6727/
Kpay6721/
Gpee676/
Gpey671/
Cpee671/
Kpeahay671/
Cpey671/
Kpaiyeh671/
Kpeyouh671/
Kpouyee671/
Kpaiyee671/
Kpayeea671/
Kpaweei671/
Kpahyee671/
Kpayeie671/
Kpehyua671/
Kpayehe671/
Kpuiyee671/
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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 Kpeye
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