Kpotan Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kpotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1191:86,85410,177
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Kpotan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kpotan has its highest incidence in Benin. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kpotan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpotan? popularity and diffusion

Kpotan is the 1,649,806th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Kpotan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpotan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Kpotan is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 86,854. In Benin Kpotan is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 67 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 13 percent are found and Collines Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpotant921/
Kpothan921/
Kpotanne861/
Kpoton831,368/
Kpatan834/
Kpotoun77112/
Kpotein7717/
Kpotton772/
Kpothon772/
Kpahtan771/
Kpathan771/
Kpototin715/
Kpeton6716/
Kpotom672/
Kpootom628/
Gpathan621/
Qpathan621/
Kpoutoum571/
Gputam501/
Kpatom501/

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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 Kpotan
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