Ekepu Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekepu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda581:673,09134,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ekepu Last Name Facts

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

Ekepu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekepu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekepu is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Ekepu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekepu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Ekepu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 673,091. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amuria District, where 36 percent live, Serere District, where 29 percent live and Ngora District, where 16 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekepeu917/
Jekepu911/
Ekapu80170/
Ekopu80130/
Ekipu8086/
Akepu8044/
Ecepu8028/
Ikepu808/
Okepu808/
Akepeu73312/
Yekipu7318/
Hekapu7316/
Okeapu7311/
Echepu738/
Ekappu737/
Akeapu737/
Ekapou731/
Okoepu731/
Echeipu6757/
Akeupeu673/
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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 Ekepu
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