Okpokan Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Okpokan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpokan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Qatar61:393,00055,922

Okpokan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okpokan occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpokan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Okpokan reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Okpokan is most frequent in: Edo, where 67 percent live, Cross River, where 32 percent live and Delta, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okpokane931/
Okpokon8615/
Okpakan862/
Okpukan861/
Akpokang801/
Okpukane801/
Okpokong801/
Hookpekan751/
Akpokamng751/
Okpekon71515/
Akpakan71111/
Okpecon719/
Okpakam713/
Okpakon712/
Okpokom711/
Ukpokong6728/
Akpakang6722/
Akpukane6721/
Akpukang6716/
Akpekaan6713/
Ekpookon6711/
Akpaakan671/
Hokpakhon631/
Ekpekon5782/
Ekpecon573/
Akpakon572/
Akpekon572/
Akpakoun53395/
Akpacoun531/
Akpaekon531/
Akpeekon531/
Ukpochein503/
Ukpokomhe501/

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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 Okpokan
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