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

Makpa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Makpa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makpa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,168th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name Makpa occurs predominantly 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 widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 247 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 248,796. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Nasarawa, where 56 percent reside, Delta, where 12 percent reside and Plateau, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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