Ekepe Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Ekepe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekepe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekepe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekepe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekepe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,979,664th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ekepe reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ekepe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 38 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent reside and Rivers, where 21 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekepeu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Hekepe | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ekepey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekep | 89 | 400 | / |
| Heikepe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ekope | 80 | 601 | / |
| Ekape | 80 | 282 | / |
| Akepe | 80 | 248 | / |
| Ekeev | 80 | 110 | / |
| Ekepa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Ikepe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ekepi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Okepe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Eikep | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ekipe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ekype | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekjpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hekep | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akepeu | 73 | 312 | / |
| Hekepi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Okephe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okeepe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ackepe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ikepeh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yekepa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikeper | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okepeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yokepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieckep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akepie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Echepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ecaepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekappe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekepa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekopee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekepi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoepe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekip | 67 | 656 | / |
| Ecep | 67 | 232 | / |
| Ikep | 67 | 35 | / |
| Okeiphe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ekisper | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akeupeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Keepe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeuphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okephie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeeppe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekepe
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