Okpon Surname

207,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9781:89,5576,248
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okpon (175) may also be a first name.

Okpon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okpon is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 207,153rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,645,596 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okpon reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okpon is also the 690,096th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 175 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,978 people, or 1 in 89,557. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 74 percent reside, Cross River, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Okpon Last Name Statistics demography

Okpon earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokpon91391/
Okphon91163/
Hokpon91138/
Okpone9163/
Okpoon918/
Okpoin913/
Houkpon83364/
Okpoine8338/
Goukpon8314/
Okpoong835/
Okphong834/
Okposnh834/
Okponne833/
Okpuong831/
Okpan802,345/
Ukpon80522/
Ekpon80384/
Akpon80212/
Ogpon8061/
Okpun8010/
Okpochin772/
Akphon73300/
Akpone73192/
Hakpon73163/
Aïkpon73133/
Gokpan7376/
Hekpon7361/
Okpane7326/
Ukpone7311/
Okpgun739/
Ukponk738/
Akpoon736/
Ukponh735/
Okpaun734/
Hukpon733/
Ukpond733/
Ukpoun733/
Ekphon732/
Gukpon731/
Hokpan731/
Ocpong731/
Ogpoon731/
Akpond731/
Okpeun731/
Akponk731/
Gakpon731/
Okpand731/
Okpomg731/
Akpoun731/
Akpoin731/
Okpank731/
Ackpon730/
Okpoichin711/
Akponne6722/
Okpomhe6719/
Ukpoung6716/
Ukponng676/
Uukpong675/
Akpongh674/
Okposem674/
Ukponhp674/
Ukkpong674/
Aekphon672/
Oukpane671/
Utkpong671/
Okpotim671/
Huikpon671/
Ukpoing671/
Ukpuong671/
Ugkpong671/
Ukpongg671/
Akkpong671/

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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 Okpon
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