Okpan Surname

181,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2861:77,4905,524
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Okpan (948) may also be a first name.

Okpan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okpan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okpan is the 181,503rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,107,695 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okpan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 262,398th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 948 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,286 people, or 1 in 77,490. In Nigeria Okpan is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 36 percent live, Cross River, where 31 percent live and Delta, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria Okpan is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okpan Last Name Statistics demography

Okpan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokpan9176/
Okpane9126/
Okpain916/
Okpaun914/
Hokpan911/
Okpean911/
Okpank911/
Okpand911/
Okpaine832/
Oukpane831/
Akpan80635,150/
Okpon801,999/
Ekpan80491/
Ukpan80271/
Ogpan801/
Okpahina771/
Okpachin771/
Ekphan731,098/
Gokpon73391/
Akpane73234/
Okphon73163/
Hokpon73138/
Aakpan73103/
Akphan7397/
Okpone7363/
Akpaan7352/
Akpann7338/
Akkpan7329/
Aekpan7321/
Aqkpan7315/
Akppan7315/
Akpanh7313/
Akpanc7313/
Okpoon738/
Akpain738/
Adkpan736/
Aukpan736/
Gakpan736/
Atkpan736/
Ackpan735/
Agkpan735/
Akpgan734/
Ukpean734/
Ogpang733/
Okpoin733/
Ukpain732/
Ekhpan732/
Ekpean732/
Askpan732/
Okpeun731/
Hakpan731/
Ogpane731/
Ukpane731/
Hekpan731/
Akpanq731/
Akpfan731/
Eckpan730/
Houkpon67364/
Okpoine6738/
Hakphan6722/
Ekpahan6719/
Goukpon6714/
Akpatin6711/
Akpannt677/
Akpahan675/
Okpoong675/
Okposnh674/
Houhkpatin674/
Akpancc674/
Okphong674/
Ukpeane673/
Okponne673/
Hakpane672/
Akpaune671/
Akpaten671/
Aekphan671/
Okpuong671/
Uskpang671/
Ukpaten671/
Akpanth671/
Akpaine671/
Akpanng671/
Eukpang671/
Akkphan671/

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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 Okpan
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