Ekpah Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpah Surname User-submission:

The Ekpah surname means 'bag of wisdom'.

Ekpah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9951:178,03310,964
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ekpah (52) may also be a first name.

Ekpah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ekpah surname means 'bag of wisdom'.

- ekenekpah

Ekpah Last Name Facts

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

Ekpah occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekpah is the 360,858th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekpah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpah is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 52 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 995 people, or 1 in 178,033. In Nigeria Ekpah is most numerous in: Kogi, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Cross River, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpaha91222/
Hekpah917/
Eakpah911/
Gekpah911/
Ekpa899,889/
Eakpach831/
Ekphaha831/
Akpah803,131/
Ekpai802,362/
Ekpoh801,457/
Ikpah80598/
Okpah80565/
Ekpau80302/
Eekpa8086/
Ekpaï8033/
Ekpaa8010/
Ekpay8010/
Eikpa809/
Ekpad805/
Etkpa804/
Ekpho804/
Eckpa804/
Ekpha803/
Edkpa801/
Ekpaî801/
Ekpea801/
Gekpa801/
Ikpaha73242/
Ekphot73231/
Akpaha7382/
Akpaih7350/
Akpahu7318/
Akpaah7311/
Aakpah735/
Yokpah733/
Eakpho732/
Iokpah732/
Eshkpa731/
Okpaha731/
Ekpoha731/
Akppah731/
Gekpoh731/
Hokpah731/
Geekpa731/
Akhpah731/
Ekpo6795,245/
Akpa6745,517/
Okpa6712,293/
Ikpa677,854/
Egpa672/
Gaykpah672/
Ykpa672/
Jkpa671/
Ikpahai671/
Haakpah671/
Okpahie671/
Ikpahii671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekpah
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