Kposu Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Kposu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kposu (22) may also be a first name.
Kposu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kposu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kposu is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kposu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 626,382nd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name Kposu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kposu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 22 people.
The last name Kposu is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana Kposu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpossu | 91 | 36 | / |
| Kposou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kpossou | 83 | 5,108 | / |
| Kposseu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kpotshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kposscu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kposuth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kpozu | 80 | 316 | / |
| Kpesu | 80 | 196 | / |
| Kpasu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kposssou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kpoissou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kphossou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpezou | 73 | 1,577 | / |
| Kpazou | 73 | 249 | / |
| Kpatsu | 73 | 96 | / |
| Kpaasu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kpushu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kpashu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kppoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kposoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpozou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpessu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpuusu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpassou | 67 | 893 | / |
| Kpatshu | 67 | 130 | / |
| Kpadjou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kpodjou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kpesseu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kpössou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpachou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpochou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpoizou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpeusseu | 62 | 156 | / |
| Kpazu | 60 | 72 | / |
| Kpezu | 60 | 27 | / |
| Kpaju | 60 | 8 | / |
| Gpozu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Kpatchouh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kpassouhe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kpazoe | 55 | 4 | / |
| Kpazoo | 55 | 3 | / |
| Kpagioo | 50 | 10 | / |
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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 Kposu
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