Ekape Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

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

Ekape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2421:33,6933,946
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ekape (220) may also be a first name.

Ekape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekape (Marathi: ेकपे, Russian: Екапе) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekape? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 933,049th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Ekape live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 608,246th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 220 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 33,693. In Papua New Guinea Ekape is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 82 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 9 percent are found and Enga, where 6 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskape9116/
Ekapet911/
Ekappe911/
Ekap89277/
Ekapech8315/
Echkape832/
Ekapeth831/
Ekapher831/
Ekapa806,087/
Ikape80792/
Ekope80601/
Ekapi80311/
Akape80203/
Okape8065/
Ekepe8043/
Ekipe808/
Ekaph802/
Ekaap801/
Ekapetch776/
Ekkapech772/
Escape73621/
Iskape73458/
Akapea73303/
Akapeu7349/
Yekapa7334/
Ekophe7321/
Ikhape7310/
Ikapes737/
Ekepeu737/
Hekepe737/
Eacope737/
Jekope735/
Okhape735/
Gekope735/
Ekaipa735/
Ijkape734/
Ikapea734/
Ekapoj733/
Akapei733/
Hikape732/
Akapeh732/
Ekopee731/
Ecaepe731/
Eakapa731/
Aikape731/
Ekaapa731/
Ekapaa731/
Ekoupe731/
Hakape731/
Okaphe731/
Ikaphe731/
Ekepey731/
Ekaaph731/
Ekopie731/
Ekop672,649/
Ecap67701/
Escapee67347/
Ekab67201/
Ikap6749/
Heikepe6713/
Ekkapoj6711/
Okheape678/
Escapez675/
Ekapaya674/
Ichkape674/
Jiekapa673/
Jekappa673/
Escaspe671/
Escapeh671/
Ykap671/
Iskappe671/
Ishkape671/
Heitkap671/
Escaper671/

Ekape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekape in the Marathi language
ेकपेekape-
Ekape in the Russian language
Екапеekape-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekape
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