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
Ekafa is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 702,422nd most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. Ekafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekafa are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 20 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 189,435. Besides The DR Congo Ekafa is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Ekafa
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