Okpefa Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Okpefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okpefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okpefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okpefa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okpefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,305,105th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okpefa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 82 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okpeifa | 92 | 1,899 | / |
| Okpeïfa | 92 | 199 | / |
| Okpeîfa | 92 | 16 | / |
| Okpeffa | 92 | 13 | / |
| Okpeefa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okpiefa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okpezfa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okpetfa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okpeiffa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Okpeïffa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Okpeîffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekpefa | 83 | 97 | / |
| Okpefe | 83 | 96 | / |
| Akpefa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okpefi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okpifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukpefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akpeffa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okpeafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpeifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpèïfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpafaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeifoh | 71 | 13 | / |
| Okpeafoh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okpiefoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekpefaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpofa | 67 | 131 | / |
| Okpofo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Akpafa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Okpafo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akpifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akpefo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Okpefa
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