Makpai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Liberia

Makpai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makpai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Makpaï (1) are calculated separately.

Makpai (9) may also be a first name.

Makpai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makpai is most common in Benin. It may also occur as: Makpaï. For other possible spellings of Makpai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makpai? popularity and diffusion

Makpai is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Makpai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makpai live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Makpai is also the 3,941,740th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 9 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Makpai is most common in: Plateau Department, where 100 percent live. Barring Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Liberia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makpaï941/
Makpayi922/
Maikpai921/
Makpa91734/
Makpi9120/
Makpah83369/
Makpha8386/
Maikpa8360/
Makpat839/
Mokpai839/
Makpui837/
Makphi835/
Mackpi832/
Makpau831/
Makpaa831/
Makpea831/
Maakpa831/
Makpae831/
Makpap831/
Maikepa7771/
Makpaya7752/
Makphae7744/
Makpeya7734/
Mackpat779/
Makphie775/
Makpayo773/
MacPhai772/
Makphat771/
Maikepi771/
Measkpa771/
Mackpah771/
MacKpis771/
Mackphi771/
Makpe73161/
Mokpa73116/
Mekpa7357/
Mekpi7335/
Magpa7310/
Macpa733/
Magpi732/
Mokpi731/
Mackphie7122/
Makhpiya711/
Makpayup711/
Moukpa67676/
Mokpha67401/
Mokpei67205/
Maukpe6727/
Macpui6723/
Mokpaa6713/
Mekpha6711/
Makpeh6710/
Maikpe679/
Makpuy678/
Mekpoi678/
MacPae674/
Makpet674/
Mekpah672/
MacPhi672/
Makphayap672/
Macpat672/
Hmagpi672/
Maakpe672/
Maqupa671/
Magpie671/
Macpha671/
Makphayup671/
Makpee671/
Mokpae671/
Makpeu671/
Macpas671/
Mokpio671/
Makpou671/
Makpey671/
Mackpe671/
Magpay671/

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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 Makpai
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