Ekafa Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Ekafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ekafa (20) may also be a first name.
Ekafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekafa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 702,422nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. Ekafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekafa live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ekafa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name globally, held by 20 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 189,435. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etkafa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ekaifa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekafea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekofa | 80 | 911 | / |
| Akafa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Okafa | 80 | 194 | / |
| Ikafa | 80 | 112 | / |
| Ekafi | 80 | 66 | / |
| Ekefa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ekafe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ekafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akkafa | 73 | 447 | / |
| Akhafa | 73 | 174 | / |
| Eskafy | 73 | 122 | / |
| Ekhafe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Escafa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ekafhe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ekaifo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akaafa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ekeifa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ekafuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Okhafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akaifa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akahfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekafeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekahfi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ekhaifo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hakaufa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekaphat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Escaffa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aakafay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekhaefo | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ekafa
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