Ekapu Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Ekapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 106 | 1:368,295 | 23,776 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
Ekapu (3,011) may also be a first name.
Ekapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekapu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekapu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. Ekapu is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Ekapu live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ekapu is also the 131,848th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 3,011 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda Ekapu is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 62 percent live, Amuria District, where 23 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 8 percent live. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekapu | 91 | 2,423 | / |
| Hekapu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Ekappu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ekapou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yekkapu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Giekapu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekkadpu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikapu | 80 | 270 | / |
| Akapu | 80 | 232 | / |
| Ekopu | 80 | 130 | / |
| Ekepu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Okapu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ecapu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Akkapu | 73 | 242 | / |
| Akapeu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Akaipu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Okeapu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Akeapu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ekepeu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jecapu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okapuu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hakapu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akapuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akahpu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekapoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okaipu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikaphu | 73 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekapu
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