Kpoye Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kpoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kpoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1801:57,4207,121
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185

Kpoye (11) may also be a first name.

Kpoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kpoye is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kpoye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kpoye is the 1,076,574th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Kpoye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpoye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpoye is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 57,420. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Atlantique Department, where 53 percent live, Zou Department, where 20 percent live and Littoral Department, where 17 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpoyee9112/
Kpoyeh9111/
Kpoe89106/
Kpoyihe833/
Kpouyee831/
Kpeye80497/
Kpoyo80221/
Kpaye80220/
Kpoje80120/
Kpoyi80100/
Kpoya8079/
Kpoue8014/
Kpiye809/
Kpyeh809/
Kpoei807/
Kpyee805/
Kpyie802/
Kpoee802/
Kpoie801/
Kpowe801/
Kpayeh73229/
Kpayee7349/
Kpaaye7341/
Kpowee7317/
Kpowei737/
Kpioyo735/
Kpeyei733/
Kpgoya733/
Kpaoue732/
Kpehye732/
Kpoyah732/
Kpoweh732/
Kpeyeh731/
Kpayei731/
Kpohie731/
Kpeyie731/
Kpayie731/
Kpouyi731/
Kpuyoe731/
Kpaiye731/
Kpuyee731/
Kpea671,876/
Kpee67918/
Kpeu67603/
Kpae67513/
Gpoe67411/
Kpou67312/
Kpei67193/
Kpue67170/
Kpohoue67156/
Kpoi6783/
Kpie6775/
Kpaiyea6749/
Kpoa6733/
Kpahoue6722/
Kpay6721/
Kpey679/
Kpehyee675/
Kpeeyie673/
Kpuiyee671/
Kpeiyeh671/
Kpaiyeh671/
Kpaiyee671/
Kpayeea671/
Kpahyee671/
Kpayeie671/
Kpayehe671/
Kpouhie671/
Kpoyihè671/

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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 Kpoye
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