Lekpa Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

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

Lekpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lekpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5071:45,5052,879
Nigeria1711:1,035,92343,476
Benin511:202,65919,139
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Bhutan121:51,337653
Liberia111:400,77620,681
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Lekpa (355) may also be a first name.

Lekpa Last Name Facts

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

Lekpa is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lekpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 421,746th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The last name Lekpa is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Lekpa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 462,374th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 355 people.

It is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 45,505. In The Ivory Coast Lekpa is mostly concentrated in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 76 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 7 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast Lekpa exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekpai91856/
Lekpea91558/
Lekpah9164/
Leakpa9124/
Leckpa9114/
Lekpha9113/
Lekpoa916/
Lekpat911/
Hlekpa911/
Lekpay911/
Leekpai83178/
Lekpaia8335/
Lekphat839/
Lehkpah839/
Lekpeah832/
Leakpai831/
Lekpeat831/
Leakpah831/
Lekpaih831/
Lekpach831/
Lakpa802,683/
Lekpo80418/
Lekpe80226/
Likpa80129/
Lecpa8082/
Lokpa8027/
Legpa805/
Leekphai7716/
Lheakpai7713/
Lekpheat771/
Hlekpe73794/
Lokpai73315/
Lakpaa73108/
Likpau7362/
Lekpet7359/
Lekpei7352/
Lhakpa7348/
Lakpah7342/
Lekpeh7341/
Lecpha7320/
Liakpa7316/
Lekphe7316/
Lekpou7314/
Lokpah737/
Lehkpo737/
Lekpey736/
Likpai735/
Likpah733/
Lokpea733/
Llegpa733/
Lekpoo732/
Hlokpa731/
Lokpha731/
Lakpay731/
Laikpa731/
Lakppa731/
Leekpo731/
Lakhpa731/
Likpea731/
Leckpo731/
Lekpoh731/
Lehekpahe7111/
Lekphet67629/
Likphai67361/
Leakpei6755/
Likpaya6727/
Lekpech6721/
Leakpeh6710/
Laikpai678/
Leikpei676/
Leakpee676/
Liakpah675/
Lekphed674/
Lehkpeh674/
Lekpeth672/
Likpeha671/
Lakphai671/
Leckpet671/
Lekpesh671/
Lekphoo671/
Laykpah671/
Lehkpei671/
Leakper671/
Lekppet671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lekpa
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