Mokpe Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mokpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Mokpe (168) may also be a first name.

Mokpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokpe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,111,382nd most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokpe reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 168 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 45 percent are found, Delta, where 37 percent are found and Edo, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Mokpe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukpe912,212/
Mokpei91205/
Mokpey9128/
Mokp892/
Mookpet832/
Mekpe80307/
Makpe80161/
Mokpa80116/
Mukpe8039/
Mokpy801/
Mokpi801/
Moukpa73676/
Mokpha73401/
Maukpe7327/
Mokpaa7313/
Makpeh7310/
Mokpai739/
Mukpet736/
Mukped734/
Makpet734/
Maakpe732/
Makpee731/
Mukpie731/
Mackpe731/
Makpea731/
Makpeu731/
Makpey731/
Mokpio731/
Mukper731/
Mookpetch711/
Makphet6732/
Mokpaha6727/
Mahkpeh6712/
Mogp6710/
Mukphet679/
Makphie675/
Moikepi675/
Makpech674/
Mukpech672/
Mahukpe672/
Makp671/
Mokpaya671/
Mokpowa671/

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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 Mokpe
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