Okpa Surname

42,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Okpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria10,9211:16,2201,570
Benin9751:10,6011,465
Cameroon2611:79,5759,757
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
England281:1,989,93178,001
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okpa (1,769) may also be a first name.

Okpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okpa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okpa is the 42,395th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 592,821 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okpa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 181,942nd most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 1,769 people.

The surname Okpa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,921 people, or 1 in 16,220. In Nigeria Okpa is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 53 percent live, Benue, where 5 percent live and Anambra, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Okpa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Okpa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Okpa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.14% less than the national average, earning $36,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpah89565/
Okpai89413/
Gokpa89183/
Okpaa8935/
Okpoa8934/
Okpea897/
Ookpa896/
Okpay893/
Okpha892/
Hokpa892/
Oukpa892/
Oykpa891/
Ockpa891/
Uokpa891/
Okpau891/
Okpaï891/
Okgpa891/
Okpfa891/
Okpaya80159/
Gokpai80120/
Gokpah8054/
Houkpa8021/
Okpaja8018/
Okphai8011/
Hokpat806/
Okpaia802/
Goukpa802/
Hokpah801/
Otkpah801/
Oukpai801/
Okpass801/
Okpaha801/
Okpuha801/
Okphay801/
Akpa7545,517/
Okpe7530,830/
Okpo7524,176/
Ekpa759,889/
Ukpa756,166/
Okpi75530/
Okpy7511/
Ogpa758/
Okpé751/
Okpj751/
Ocpa751/
Gookpah737/
Okpaych731/
Okpahie731/
Okpuoha731/
Houkpaï731/
Ukpai6716,167/
Akpai673,397/
Akpah673,131/
Ekpai672,362/
Okpeh671,995/
Ekpah671,003/
Gakpa67977/
Okpoh67817/
Hokpo67698/
Ukpah67639/
Ekpau67302/
Okpoi67269/
Akpay67248/
Ukpaa67184/
Okpee67112/
Okpis67108/
Akpaa6795/
Okpei6794/
Akpea6788/
Eekpa6786/
Gokpe6781/
Okpeu6777/
Aïkpa6761/
Oukpe6754/
Okpoo6753/
Okpop6746/
Okpuo6741/
Okpou6735/
Akpaï6733/
Okpes6733/
Ekpaï6733/
Oikpo6727/
Okpii6726/
Akpau6725/
Akpoa6715/
Akpaî6713/
Okpeyowa6711/
Ookpo6711/
Okphe6711/
Ekpay6710/
Akpha6710/
Ackpa6710/
Okpio6710/
Gokpo6710/
Ekpaa6710/
Aakpa679/
Okpey679/
Hokpe678/
Ogpat676/
Okpie675/
Oukpi675/
Oukpo675/
Okpho674/
Eckpa674/
Ookpe674/
Ogpay674/
Akpaz674/
Ekpha673/
Ukpha672/
Otkpo672/
Okpyo672/
Ukpea672/
Okped672/
Hakpa672/
Aukpa671/
Okpod671/
Oskpo671/
Okpih671/
Ogpfa671/
Okpoy671/
Okppi671/
Akpaj671/
Akppa671/
Ukpap671/
Ekpea671/
Okpje671/
Oekpo671/
Hukpa671/
Gokpé671/
Ekpaî671/
Ocpap671/
Okhpo671/
Ukpas671/
Okppo671/
Okpyi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okpa
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