Nakpa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nakpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Benin161:645,97538,126
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nakpa (1,665) may also be a first name.

Nakpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakpa is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nakpa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakpa is the 1,185,157th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakpa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nakpa is also the 188,704th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,665 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Nakpa is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 54 percent reside, Benue, where 33 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Nakpa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside and Liberia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakpah9161/
Nakpha9143/
Nakpat9130/
Ngakpa9123/
Nakpoa9123/
Naakpa9120/
Nakpea9110/
Nakpai913/
Nnakpa913/
Nakpad912/
Naykpa911/
Nakpaa911/
Nakphat83216/
Naakpaa8314/
Nakpach833/
Naikpai832/
Nakphai831/
Nakpaht831/
Nakpaya831/
Gnakpea831/
Neakpah831/
Nakpeha831/
Nnaikpa831/
Nokpa80152/
Nakpe8055/
Nakpo8051/
Nekpa8042/
Nakpi8012/
Nagpa8011/
Nacpa802/
Nakphaya771/
Nakpatch771/
Nakpee73149/
Nokpay73146/
Ngokpa7356/
Nokpai7338/
Nockpa7329/
Nakpoo7321/
Nnakpe7314/
Nokpat739/
Nakpeh738/
Noukpa734/
Noikpa733/
Nakpho732/
Nakpoi732/
Nakpou732/
Nnakpi731/
N'Akpe731/
Ngakpo731/
Nakpod731/
Naakpy731/
Naakpe731/
Nekpah731/
Nagppa731/
Naikpi731/
Nakphet6788/
Nokphat6763/
Nakphot6735/
Nnaikpe6722/
Nakphio6712/
Naikpoi6711/
Nnakpip6710/
Nakphop679/
Neekpay676/
Nnakpeh675/
Nokpach675/
Nnakpee675/
Nakpech674/
Gnakpoh674/
Naikpod673/
Nakphoo673/
Ngokpai673/
Ngnakpe672/
Nokpahe671/
N'Nekpa671/
Naakpee671/
Nnakpoi671/
Nnaekpo671/
Gnahkpe671/
Nakpeth671/
Nakphod671/
Nakphoi671/
Neekpah671/
Neikpah671/
Nokphai671/
Nokpais671/
Naykpod671/

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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 Nakpa
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