Lekpe Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Lekpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 124 | 1:186,058 | 8,172 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Benin | 50 | 1:206,712 | 19,428 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lekpe (27) may also be a first name.
Lekpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lekpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lekpe occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lekpe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Lekpe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Lekpe are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name Lekpe is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 186,058. In The Ivory Coast Lekpe is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 48 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 26 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Benin, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlekpe | 91 | 794 | / |
| Lekpea | 91 | 558 | / |
| Lekpet | 91 | 59 | / |
| Lekpei | 91 | 52 | / |
| Lekpeh | 91 | 41 | / |
| Lekphe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Lekpey | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lekphet | 83 | 629 | / |
| Leakpei | 83 | 55 | / |
| Lekpech | 83 | 21 | / |
| Leakpeh | 83 | 10 | / |
| Leikpei | 83 | 6 | / |
| Leakpee | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lehkpeh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lekphed | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lekpeth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lekpeah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lekpeat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekpesh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leakper | 83 | 1 | / |
| Loekpeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehkpei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekppet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leckpet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lekpa | 80 | 822 | / |
| Lakpe | 80 | 212 | / |
| Lokpe | 80 | 168 | / |
| Likpe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Lykpe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekpetch | 77 | 57 | / |
| Lekpheat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leakphet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekpai | 73 | 856 | / |
| Leikep | 73 | 72 | / |
| Likpeu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Leikeb | 73 | 33 | / |
| Likpei | 73 | 28 | / |
| Leakpa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Leckpa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lekpha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Lekpoa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Laakpe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Luikpe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lokpea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lokpeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lakpeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Likpie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legpet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likpey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likpea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlekpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakpee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liakpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekpay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lecper | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leakpetch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekphetch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lhekpetch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekphecht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leekpai | 67 | 178 | / |
| Lekpaia | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lykp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ljkp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekpaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laakpee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likpeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leakpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liakpei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lekpe
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