Ekepe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Ekepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ekepe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekepe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ekepe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekepe? popularity and diffusion

Ekepe is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ekepe reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ekepe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 38 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent live and Rivers, where 21 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Ekepe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekepeu917/
Hekepe917/
Ekepey911/
Ekep89400/
Heikepe8313/
Ekope80601/
Ekape80282/
Akepe80248/
Ekeev80110/
Ekepa8026/
Ikepe8025/
Ekepi8023/
Okepe8020/
Eikep8015/
Ekipe808/
Ekype802/
Ekjpe801/
Hekep801/
Akepeu73312/
Hekepi738/
Okephe737/
Okeepe736/
Ackepe736/
Ikepeh734/
Yekepa734/
Ikeper733/
Okepeh732/
Yokepe731/
Ieckep731/
Akepie731/
Echepe731/
Ecaepe731/
Ekappe731/
Hakepe731/
Hekepa731/
Ekopee731/
Jekepi731/
Okoepe731/
Ekip67656/
Ecep67232/
Ikep6735/
Okeiphe6717/
Ekisper6710/
Akeupeu673/
Ekyp672/
O'Keepe672/
Akeuphe671/
Okephie671/
Ekev671/
Ekjp671/
Okeeppe670/

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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 Ekepe
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