Ekpale Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekpale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4291:53,7793,257
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
France51:13,284,544357,392
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekpale (137) may also be a first name.

Ekpale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekpale is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 356,452nd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. Ekpale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ekpale are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 790,880th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 137 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 53,779. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Comoé District, where 67 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 30 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 41 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpahle9290/
Ekpaele925/
Ekpal917/
Gekpalee861/
Okpale83766/
Akpale83579/
Ekpali83310/
Ekpala83235/
Ekpele83178/
Ikpale8363/
Ekpole832/
Ekpaly831/
Ekpeala7721/
Akpalle776/
Gikpale771/
Okpaele771/
Okphale771/
Okpaile771/
Hekpali771/
Ekpeile771/
Akpalie771/
Ekpahouele751/
Ikpal73266/
Ekpol732/
Eqpal731/
Geekpall711/
Akpele671,237/
Akpali67969/
Okpali67701/
Okpole67514/
Ekpoli67500/
Ikpali67235/
Okpele67151/
Ikpele67130/
Ekpeli6792/
Ikpala6772/
Ikpile6736/
Akpole6726/
Ekpola6721/
Yokpal676/
Ikhpal673/
Agpale672/
Ekpoll672/
Eakpol671/
Ikpole671/
Ikpalt671/
Ikpeal671/

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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 Ekpale
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