Sakpata Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sakpata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakpata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1191:86,85410,177
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Sakpata (12) may also be a first name.

Sakpata Last Name Facts

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

Sakpata is found most in Benin. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakpata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sakpata are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sakpata is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 12 people.

It is most common in Benin, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 86,854. In Benin Sakpata is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 92 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 7 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Benin it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zakpata8662/
Sakpate8618/
Jakpata862/
Sakpato861/
Sakpati861/
Sakpota861/
Sokpata861/
Djakpata80748/
Sakpatey801/
Shakpeta801/
Sookpaita755/
Djahkpata751/
Cacpata71408/
Cagpata7134/
Jagpata7116/
Shaikpathi714/
Sokpate713/
Sokpota711/
Jakpatou671/
Sakphotha635/
Sookphate632/
Djakpatou631/
Sookpattee599/
Zokpato57159/
Sokpeto5715/
Zakpeto571/
Djakpoto5325/
Chakpote531/

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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 Sakpata
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