Makpa Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Makpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7121:248,79614,402
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Makpa (247) may also be a first name.

Makpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makpa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makpa? popularity and diffusion

Makpa is the 460,168th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Makpa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makpa is also the 567,531st most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 247 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 248,796. In Nigeria Makpa is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent live, Delta, where 12 percent live and Plateau, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makpah91369/
Makpha9186/
Maikpa9160/
Makpat919/
Makpai915/
Makpap911/
Makpea911/
Makpaï911/
Makpau911/
Maakpa911/
Makpaa911/
Maikepa8371/
Makpaya8352/
Mackpat839/
Maikpai831/
Measkpa831/
Mackpah831/
Makphat831/
Makpo80180/
Makpe80161/
Mokpa80116/
Mekpa8057/
Makpi8020/
Magpa8010/
Macpa803/
Moukpa73676/
Mokpha73401/
Maukpe7327/
Makpho7321/
Mokpaa7313/
Mekpha7311/
Makpeh7310/
Mokpai739/
Maikpe739/
Makpuy738/
Makpui737/
Makphi735/
Makpoh735/
Makpet734/
Mackpi732/
Macpat732/
Maakpe732/
Maikpo732/
Mekpah732/
Mackpe731/
Magpay731/
Macpha731/
Makpee731/
Maqupa731/
Macpas731/
Meakpo731/
Makpou731/
Makpey731/
Makpeu731/
Maikepo6739/
Makphet6732/
Mokpaha6727/
Maikepe6720/
Mahkpeh6712/
Makphot676/
Makphie675/
MacPass674/
Maikper674/
Maqupha674/
Makpech674/
Macpash672/
Mahukpe672/
MacPhai672/
MacPhea672/
Maikepi671/
Makpouh671/
Mokpaya671/
Maugpas671/
Makphoo671/
MacKpis671/
Mackphi671/
Magpach671/

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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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  • 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 Makpa
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