Okpin Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Okpin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okpin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1251:1,417,14254,922
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Okpin (13) may also be a first name.

Okpin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okpin occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Okpin reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 1,417,142. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 6 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 32 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpina916/
Okpn894/
Houkpin831/
Hookpin831/
Akpin80561/
Okpen80230/
Ekpin80203/
Okpne804/
Ukpin801/
Okpng801/
Akpina7332/
Aïkpin736/
Aukpin732/
Gakpin732/
Okpeun731/
Hekpin731/
Akpien731/
Akpn67139/
Aukpina671/
Oikpeen671/
Okpenne671/
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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 Okpin
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