Yekpe Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Yekpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 422 | 1:24,492 | 3,272 |
| Ivory Coast | 75 | 1:307,616 | 11,461 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Yekpè (1) & Yèkpè (1) are calculated separately.
Yekpe (12) may also be a first name.
Yekpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yekpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yekpe is found most in Benin. It can also be found as: Yekpè or Yèkpè. Click here for further potential spellings of Yekpe.
How Common Is The Last Name Yekpe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 600,164th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yekpe are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common given name in the world It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 24,492. In Benin it is most frequent in: Littoral Department, where 35 percent reside, Zou Department, where 32 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yekpè | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yekpeh | 91 | 64 | / |
| Oyekpe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Ayekpe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Iyekpe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uyekpe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekpe | 89 | 40,449 | / |
| Yèkpè | 87 | 1 | / |
| Yehkpee | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ayekpeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Aiyekpe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpei | 80 | 779 | / |
| Gekpe | 80 | 189 | / |
| Jekpe | 80 | 65 | / |
| Eikpe | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ekpee | 80 | 17 | / |
| Aekpe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ekbpe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yekpa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eekpe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aykpe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekpea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yekpi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekpey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egkpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ejkpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekkpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiekp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yetkp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gayekpee | 77 | 17 | / |
| Uyiekpeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekp | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ayekpa | 73 | 990 | / |
| Ayikpe | 73 | 374 | / |
| Ayakpe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Uyokpe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ejokpe | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ejekpe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Eyekpa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ejikpe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ayokpe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jaykpe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oekpeh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ajekpe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyekpa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyikpe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eyakpe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiekpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eakpet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojekpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayîkpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekpio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekpai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiykpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekpeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eeikpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighekpe | 67 | 239 | / |
| Ekpi | 67 | 154 | / |
| Ejiekpe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Houekpe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Heikepe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaykpee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ogiekpe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uyokpei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Agiekpe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eakphet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekpp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egiekpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpeowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayaukpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gekp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eakpech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iykp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaykpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekcp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayakper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiekpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikhper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iekp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyaukpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyokpey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiokpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouekpe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yekpe
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