Mkpe Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mkpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2881:137,5338,869
Cameroon1141:182,18519,170
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Mkpe (131) may also be a first name.

Mkpe Last Name Facts

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

Mkpe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkpe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,219th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,190,560 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkpe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 131 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 137,533. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 75 percent reside, Benue, where 6 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkpee89185/
M'Kpe8912/
Mkpea8910/
Mkpeh893/
Mkpei891/
Mkpep891/
Mkp86227/
M'Kpei8017/
M'Kpeï802/
Mkpehe801/
Mkpa752,584/
Mkpi7511/
Mmkp752/
Mkpt752/
Mkps752/
Mgpe751/
Mhkp751/
Mkpf751/
Mkcp751/
Mckp751/
Mqkp751/
Mcpe751/
Mkpaa6717/
Mkpai6710/
M'Kpa678/
Mkpii676/
Mcpee675/
Mkpay675/
Mqper671/
Mkhpa671/
M'Kpi671/
Mkpit671/
Mkpoa671/
McPea670/

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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 Mkpe
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