Okpeichan Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Okpeichan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 484 | 1:21,355 | 2,850 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Okpeïchan (46) & Okpeîchan (1) are calculated separately.
Okpeichan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okpeichan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okpeichan is most common in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant: Okpeïchan or Okpeîchan. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Okpeichan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 617,991st most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Okpeichan live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 21,355. In Benin it is primarily found in: Plateau Department, where 88 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 7 percent live and Littoral Department, where 4 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okpeïchan | 96 | 46 | / |
| Okpeîchan | 96 | 1 | / |
| Okpeitchan | 95 | 15 | / |
| Okpeyichan | 95 | 5 | / |
| Okpechan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Akpeichan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Okpeytchan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Okpechon | 82 | 2 | / |
| Akpitchan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Okpaikhan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Okpecon | 75 | 9 | / |
| Okpejain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpauecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpezan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akpatchahan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Akpejean | 59 | 6 | / |
| Akpacham | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hokpakhon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Akpazan | 50 | 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 Okpeichan
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