Nukpo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nukpo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nukpo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nukpo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nukpo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nukpo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nukpo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Nukpo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Nukpo is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 95 percent are found and Taraba, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noukpo914,464/
Nuikpo911/
Gnoukpo831/
Noukpoï831/
Nugpo80203/
Nokpo80151/
Nikpo805/
Nukpa801/
Nikpou73225/
Ngukpa7356/
Nnikpo735/
Noukpa734/
Nhokpo732/
Nookpo732/
Nikpoo731/
Nukpah731/
Nogpo60185/
Nokpa60152/
Nikpa6037/
Nucpa601/
Nockpa5529/
Nuegpa551/
Niegpo551/

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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 Nukpo
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