Kpoton Surname
Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname
Kpoton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,353 | 1:7,639 | 1,045 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kpoton (778) may also be a first name.
Kpoton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpoton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpoton is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpoton? popularity and diffusion
Kpoton is the 281,955th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,327,153 people. The last name Kpoton is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpoton are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpoton is also the 294,181st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 778 people.
The surname Kpoton is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 1,353 people, or 1 in 7,639. In Benin Kpoton is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 53 percent are found, Zou Department, where 28 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Benin Kpoton is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpotoun | 92 | 112 | / |
| Kpothon | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kpotton | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kpototin | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kpotun | 83 | 395 | / |
| Kpotan | 83 | 121 | / |
| Kpeton | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kpotom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kpootom | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kpotant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpothan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpoutoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpotanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpatun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kpatan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kpatom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaatom | 62 | 7 | / |
| Kpathan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpahtan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cpatton | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kphatun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khpatun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kppatung | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kputum | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Kpoton
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