Ekirapa Surname

166,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekirapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekirapa 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
Kenya2,0511:22,5162,561
Uganda5431:71,8967,927
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekirapa (242) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ekirapa Demographics

Ekirapa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 37 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ekirapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekirapa occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ekirapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekirapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekirapa is the 166,619th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,806,140 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekirapa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 574,510th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 242 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,051 people, or 1 in 22,516. In Kenya Ekirapa is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 18 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Ekirapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Akirapa861,332/
Okirapa867/
Ikirapa863/
Ekerapa862/
Akairapa801/
Akirappa801/
Okurapa7146/
Ekerepa719/
Akerapa712/
Ikiropa711/
Akirepa711/
Akirapo711/
Akerepa574/
Okurapo573/
Akiropo572/
Ikeropa571/
Ikerepa571/
Echerape531/
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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 Ekirapa
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