Ekap Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ekap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2111:626,77349,479
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ekap (43) may also be a first name.

Ekap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekap (Oriya: ଏକପ, Russian: Екап) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekap click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekap? popularity and diffusion

Ekap is the 945,594th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Ekap are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 43 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 626,773. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 65 percent live, West Sumatra, where 13 percent live and East Java, where 8 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekape89282/
Jekap89129/
Yekap894/
Ekaph892/
Aekap891/
Ekaap891/
Eskape8016/
Jekaph803/
Ekappe801/
Jeckap801/
Jeikap801/
Ekaaph801/
Ekop752,649/
Ecap75701/
Okap75315/
Ekab75201/
Akap75197/
Ikap7549/
Ykap751/
Echkape732/
Eaikkap731/
Heitkap731/
Ikape67792/
Jekab67690/
Ekope67601/
Ahkap67127/
Hokap6786/
Jekop6784/
Akcap6742/
Yekop6721/
Yokap6717/
Ekaib6716/
Ecaip6716/
Ekops6713/
Ekkab677/
Escap677/
Okaip676/
Hakap675/
Aikap675/
Ecahp674/
Hecap674/
Ekhav673/
Akaup673/
Ekhab672/
Jikap672/
Gekab672/
Aekab671/
Okaph671/
Yecap671/
Ijkap671/
Hikap671/
Ikaph671/
Gikap671/
Akapp671/
Ekaiv671/
Ekabh671/

Ekap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekap in the Oriya language
ଏକପekapa-
Ekap in the Russian language
Екапekap-

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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 Ekap
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