Ebong Surname

13,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Ebong Surname User-submission:

The surname Ebong means 'wise' and 'powerful', also 'gentle' and 'calm'.

Ebong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria23,8741:7,420864
Uganda9,5701:4,079732
Cameroon5,9541:3,488421
Equatorial Guinea2,8671:39683
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Philippines1661:609,86965,823
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
England771:723,61140,488
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland51:76,0184,442
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Ébong (1) are calculated separately.

Ebong (3,264) may also be a first name.

Ebong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ebong means 'wise' and 'powerful', also 'gentle' and 'calm'.

- ebong

Ebong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ebong has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ébong. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,003rd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 168,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ebong are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ebong is also the 125,334th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 3,264 people.

The surname Ebong is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23,874 people, or 1 in 7,420. In Nigeria Ebong is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 68 percent live, Cross River, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Ebong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ebong surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Ebong earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.27% less than the national average, earning $41,598 CAD per year.

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Gebong9161/
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Eboong918/
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Ejbong917/
Jebong915/
Ebgong912/
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Eebong911/
Yebong911/
Ebongg911/
Ebongt911/
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Aebong911/
Ebongh911/
Ebon894,460/
Ebongue833,754/
Jeubong838/
Heebong831/
Heibong831/
Heubong831/
Ebongne831/
Obong8021,292/
Abong8016,585/
Ebang8010,967/
Ibong801,736/
Ebone80926/
Evong80513/
Ebung80339/
Ewong80200/
Esbon8099/
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Ebhon8043/
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Ebomg8011/
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Eabon809/
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Etbon805/
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Ybong802/
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Eebon801/
Ehbon801/
Ebohn801/
Ebonc801/
Eboyn801/
Ebonq801/
Ebuon801/
Ebont800/
Eboungue772/
Evoung73657/
Hesbon73418/
Esuong73416/
Obuong73390/
Empong73202/
Ebonne73134/
Gebang73113/
Hibong73102/
Yobong7357/
Hebang7353/
Enpong7349/
Habong7343/
Eshbon7338/
Yebang7332/
Ibhong7325/
Eboune7320/
Obongh7320/
Ebonke7317/
Hewong7314/
Gibong7313/
Jibong7312/
Jeebon7310/
Ebogne7310/
Hebung738/
Gebung737/
Oboung737/
Aybong737/
Hobong736/
Aibong736/
Ebosin735/
Esbang735/
Hebone735/
Jebang735/
Ebheng734/
Yibong733/
Heboon732/
Ebeung732/
Eubang732/
Ebotin732/
Oboong732/
Ahbong732/
Abuong732/
Eiwong732/
Eabang732/
Oibong732/
Heboin731/
Ebonks731/
Eboone731/
Eboyne731/
Eibung731/
Ebhone731/
Iboung731/
Heibon731/
Ebotnn731/
Ebounh731/
Ebgang731/
Obongk731/
Obon'g731/
Ojbong731/
Iebang731/
Esbond731/
Ebomne731/
Ebosen731/
Eyuong731/
Oybong731/
Eban673,579/
Ibon673,114/
Evon672,170/
Ebom67813/
Ebangue67296/
Ibosing67158/
Jeewong6797/
Jempong6770/
Esbosyn6757/
Emphong6751/
Hebhang6732/
Ebangne6727/
Gempong6725/
Ybon6723/
Ebossen6711/
Ebuseng6710/
Geebung677/
Iempong676/
Heshbon675/
Jaibong675/
Gaibong675/
Hesbone675/
Jiebang675/
Jiewong674/
Eampong674/
Esbosin672/
Jbon672/
Goibong672/
Heubang672/
Eibohyn672/
Ebasing671/
Ebonova671/
Aheybon671/
Aibhong671/
Iyobong671/
Jeibang671/
Ébongue671/
Haibong671/
Ewongue671/
Esbotin671/
Ebossin671/
Ebuting671/
Eimpong671/
Haabong671/
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Ebousin671/
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