Nkpaji Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Nkpaji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkpaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Nkpaji Last Name Facts

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

Nkpaji is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nkpaji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkpaji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nkpaji are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Nkpaji is primarily found in: Delta, where 66 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ogun, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkpai9110/
Nkpaju8332/
Nkpeji8314/
Nkpasi833/
Nkpejie7717/
Nkpaa73172/
Nkpei7385/
Nkpea736/
Nkpae734/
Nkpie733/
Nkpoi731/
N'Kpei67354/
Nkpozi67135/
Nkpeje6772/
Nkposi6767/
Ncpayi671/
Nkpeya671/
Nkpace671/
Nkpage671/
N'Kpoa671/
N'Kpaa671/
N'Kpeyi622/
Nqupasi622/
Nkpuyie621/
Nkhpeha621/
Nqupazi621/
N'Kpodje5722/
N'Kpeiyi571/
Nkpee55352/
Nkpey551/
Nkpoy551/
Nkpeeh5011/
N'Kpeî509/
Ngpoie504/
Nkpowe502/
Ngpase501/
Nkpoyo501/
Ngpoza501/
Nkpeye501/
N'Kpee501/
Nkpose501/

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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
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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 Nkpaji
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