Ekope Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekope Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4561:101,2728,845
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ekope (11) may also be a first name.

Ekope Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekope is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekope click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekope? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 536,164th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekope are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 101,272. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Ekope Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekophe9121/
Gekope915/
Jekope915/
Ekopie911/
Ekoupe911/
Ekopee911/
Ekop892,649/
Akope801,304/
Ekape80282/
Ekopa80127/
Okope8065/
Ekepe8043/
Ikope8032/
Ekops8013/
Ecope807/
Ekopi805/
Ekopai73231/
Okopie73118/
Escope7366/
Eiskop7339/
Gikope7329/
Ekopit7328/
Yokope7323/
Okopea7320/
Ekopaa7317/
Eskape7316/
Eckopf7315/
Jecope7311/
Ekepeu737/
Hekepe737/
Eacope737/
Akophe735/
Akoupe732/
Yekopa731/
Ekappe731/
Akoope731/
Okoepe731/
Ekapet731/
Ekepey731/
Heikoop67914/
Heykoop67529/
Ekap67277/
Ekov67186/
Ikop67181/
Ekob6771/
Ecop6739/
Haikope6734/
Akoopie6722/
Ekapech6715/
Heikepe6713/
Gaikope679/
Ecooper674/
Ykop672/
Echkape672/
Escopes671/
Eqop671/
Eickopf671/
Ekapeth671/
Escoper671/
Akoophe671/
Akhophe671/
Ekopioh671/
Escopez671/
Jikopet671/
Ekapher671/

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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 Ekope
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