Monkpe Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Monkpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monkpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Benin1001:103,35611,687
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Monkpe (43) may also be a first name.

Monkpe Last Name Facts

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

Monkpe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monkpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Monkpe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Monkpe is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 62 percent reside, Rivers, where 31 percent reside and Ondo, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Monkpe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 43 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monkpeï926/
Monkpei925/
Monkpeî921/
Monkper921/
Monkpa83326/
Mankpe8325/
Mounkpa77148/
Mongpet7737/
Moinkpi771/
Mongp735/
Monkv732/
Moncp731/
Mongphet7121/
Moun'kpa712/
Mongpech711/
Mongpeah711/
Mamkpe6757/
Mankpa6733/
Mongpa6717/
Mankpi6712/
Mongpetch677/
Moungpech676/
Mongph673/
Moungphet671/
Massinkpe671/

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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 Monkpe
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