Tokpanou Surname

156,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Tokpanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokpanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,7501:3,758482
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Tokpanou (81) may also be a first name.

Tokpanou Last Name Facts

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

Tokpanou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tokpanou.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokpanou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tokpanou is the 156,952nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,613,897 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tokpanou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tokpanou is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 81 people.

It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 2,750 people, or 1 in 3,758. In Benin Tokpanou is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 51 percent live, Littoral Department, where 16 percent live and Zou Department, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Senegal, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tokpannou942/
Tokpanu9315/
Tokponou8893/
Takpanou881/
Tokponnou8213/
Tokpana802/
Tokponhoue78118/
Thokphanot784/
Tokponho7580/
Tokpanah751/
Thokponhoue741/
Takpanga631/
Takpannie594/
Tagpono5318/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tokpanou
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