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.

Ekepu Surname Distribution Map

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 is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ekepu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekepu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekepu is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekepu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ekepu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 673,091. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Amuria District, where 36 percent reside, Serere District, where 29 percent reside and Ngora District, where 16 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Ekepu
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