Zekpe Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Benin

Zekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast851:271,42610,543
Benin431:240,36321,480
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Zekpe (30) may also be a first name.

Zekpe Last Name Facts

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

Zekpe occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Zekpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Zekpe reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 271,426. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 81 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 14 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 2 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 30 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekpeh91110/
Zekpei911/
Dzekpe911/
Zaekpe911/
Zekper911/
Zekp891/
Zehkpeh8328/
Sekpe802,555/
Zekpa801,785/
Zakpe80488/
Gekpe80189/
Zokpe80175/
Jekpe8065/
Zikpe8056/
Cekpe801/
Zeakpeah771/
Dzokpe731,376/
Tsekpe73630/
Sekpey73347/
Djekpe73202/
Sekpeh73134/
Dzakpe7334/
Chekpe7331/
Siekpe7320/
Sekpee7312/
Seekpe7310/
Zikepe738/
Zokpeh732/
Zikpeu732/
Seikpe732/
Zakpeh731/
Zekpio731/
Sekpei731/
Zokpie731/
Zakpea731/
Zikpee731/
Zakpeu731/
Sekbpe731/
Jekpeh731/
Zeakpa731/
Tchekpe67328/
Seekpee6746/
Tsekper6711/
Zikhepe677/
Seekpeh672/
Gekp672/
Djeekpe671/
Sekp671/
Tsekkpe671/
Zekv671/
Zoekpoi671/
Ceekpee671/
Chekpee671/
Zaikpeh671/
Cekp671/
Zecp671/

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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 Zekpe
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