Ekapel Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekapel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekapel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3521:131,19310,797
Uganda1171:333,66922,303

Ekapel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekapel is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekapel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 645,988th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name Ekapel occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekapel reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 131,193. In Kenya Ekapel is primarily found in: Turkana County, where 72 percent are found, Busia County, where 26 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Ekapel is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Ekapel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ekapel last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikapel83849/
Okapel83244/
Akapel836/
Heikapell808/
Escapel776/
Heikappell752/
Hakaapel711/
Ekepil6711/
Akapil673/
Ekopil673/
Acapel672/
Akepel671/
Hakapl671/
Heicappell6314/
Escopel62225/
Escapil6261/
Ackepel621/
Okopl551/
Hohkeppel5321/
Icopel501/

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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 Ekapel
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