Nkpeh Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Nkpeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 174 | 1:1,018,062 | 42,870 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Nkpeh (11) may also be a first name.
Nkpeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkpeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkpeh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkpeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkpeh is the 1,290,735th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Nkpeh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkpeh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nkpeh is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 11 people.
The last name Nkpeh is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 74 percent live, Rivers, where 14 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkpeeh | 91 | 11 | / |
| Nkpehe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkpe | 89 | 762 | / |
| Nkhpeha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkpee | 80 | 352 | / |
| N'Kpe | 80 | 270 | / |
| Nkpei | 80 | 85 | / |
| Nkpea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nkphe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkpie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkpha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nnkpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkpey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkpeï | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Kpei | 73 | 354 | / |
| N'Kpeï | 73 | 44 | / |
| N'Kpeî | 73 | 9 | / |
| N'Kpee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkpa | 67 | 806 | / |
| Nkpi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngqpehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkpaa | 60 | 172 | / |
| Nqupe | 60 | 113 | / |
| N'Kpa | 60 | 24 | / |
| Nkpii | 60 | 22 | / |
| Nkpai | 60 | 10 | / |
| Ngpee | 60 | 8 | / |
| N'Kpi | 60 | 2 | / |
| Nkpio | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkpoy | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkpoi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nquphe | 55 | 27 | / |
| Ngqupe | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Kpoa | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Kpaa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nkpogio | 50 | 29 | / |
| Ngquphe | 50 | 13 | / |
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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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- 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 Nkpeh
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