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 occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okpa is the 42,395th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 592,821 people. Okpa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Okpa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 181,942nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 1,769 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,921 people, or 1 in 16,220. In Nigeria Okpa is most frequent in: Cross River, where 53 percent are found, Benue, where 5 percent are found and Anambra, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Okpa Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Okpa surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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
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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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