Okpekpe Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2541:697,41232,206
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Okpekpe Last Name Facts

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

Okpekpe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okpekpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpekpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpekpe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 48 percent reside, Delta, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Okpekpe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpoekpe9310/
Okpeekpe935/
Okpeikpeh889/
Ekpekpe86415/
Ukpekpe86263/
Akpekpe86181/
Ekpekpei8013/
Okpeekpa805/
Ukpeukpe804/
Ekpaekpe801/
Okpikpi71225/
Okpakpi719/
Akpekpi711/
Okpikpa711/
Okpuikpa671/
Ekpokpe5786/
Akpikpi5766/
Akpokpe576/
Ekpoikpe534/
Ekpeikpe531/
Akpoigpe531/
Ekpeakpe531/
Ekpeekpe531/
Ekpeikpei5024/

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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 Okpekpe
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