Okpeifa Surname
Approximately 1,899 people bear this surname
Okpeifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,874 | 1:5,515 | 726 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
The alternate forms: Okpeïfa (199), Okpeîfa (16) & Okpèïfa (1) are calculated separately.
Okpeifa (56) may also be a first name.
Okpeifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okpeifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okpeifa occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Okpeïfa, Okpeîfa or Okpèïfa. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okpeifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okpeifa is the 216,168th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,837,570 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okpeifa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most common forename worldwide, held by 56 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 1,874 people, or 1 in 5,515. In Benin it is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 92 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 3 percent are found and Collines Department, where 2 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okpeïfa | 95 | 199 | / |
| Okpeîfa | 95 | 16 | / |
| Okpeiffa | 93 | 23 | / |
| Okpeyifa | 93 | 16 | / |
| Okpefa | 92 | 173 | / |
| Okpifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okpèïfa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Okpeffa | 86 | 13 | / |
| Okpeefa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Okpeife | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okpetfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okpezfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okpiefa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akpeifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okpeifoh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Okpeïffa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akpeyifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okpeîffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okpayifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekpefa | 77 | 97 | / |
| Okpefe | 77 | 96 | / |
| Akpefa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Akpifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okpefi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ukpefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpaifo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Okpaefi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Okpuefi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akpeffa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okpeafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpuifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpiffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpeffo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpeufi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpuife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpafaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpephi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpeafoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okpauefe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okpaifoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okpiefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpefaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeyefa | 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 Okpeifa
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