Yomekpe Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yomekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yomekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Benin341:303,98824,879
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Yomekpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yomekpe has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yomekpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yomekpe is the 804,502nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name Yomekpe occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yomekpe live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana Yomekpe exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamekpe8620/
Emekpe77222/
Imekpe772/
Imeikpe711/
Hehemekpe631/
Emikpe62118/
Emekpa6238/
Emeakpa5772/
Imeakpa571/
Jameakpa533/

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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 Yomekpe
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