Tokpe Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Tokpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tokpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3431:516,45125,548
Benin3321:31,1314,101
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Senegal201:728,9672,654
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tokpe (1,370) may also be a first name.

Tokpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tokpe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tokpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Tokpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 439,664th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. Tokpe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tokpe are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tokpe is also the 211,618th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 1,370 people.

Tokpe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 516,451. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Taraba, where 89 percent live, Delta, where 3 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 43 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Tokpe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toukpe91178/
Tokpeh9135/
Tokphe917/
Tuokpe912/
Tokpea912/
Toskpe911/
Tokpei911/
Toekpei8384/
Tokphet834/
Tokpeah831/
Thokphe831/
Tuokper831/
Tokpa8018,599/
Takpe80276/
Tekpe80202/
Tukpe8070/
Tokpi8057/
Tokph8010/
Tokps801/
Tekpeh73301/
Toukpa73121/
Tukpei73106/
Tukpeh7386/
Tekpee7350/
Tokbpi7329/
Tookpa7324/
Tokpay737/
Tokpha736/
Togkpa735/
Tekpey733/
Tukpey733/
Tokpaa732/
Takpeh732/
Tokpai732/
Tukpee731/
Togpet731/
Tokpio731/
Takpes731/
Tekpei731/
Thekpe731/
Taakpe731/
Takpee731/
Thakpe731/
Tokkpa731/
Teekpe731/
Tokpph731/
Takp6723/
Thogpet679/
Taakpee676/
Tekpeah671/
Teekpee671/
Taakpei671/
Tahkpeh671/
Toukpui671/
Togp671/
Togphet671/
Tokb671/
Tokv671/
Toqp671/
Tukphet671/
Teekpie671/

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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
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  • 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 Tokpe
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