Ekpan Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekpan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3961:447,33022,882
Ivory Coast871:265,18710,377
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ekpan (52) may also be a first name.

Ekpan Last Name Facts

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

Ekpan occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 624,505th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. Ekpan is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Ekpan reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 447,330. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 40 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 25 percent live and Cross River, where 21 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekphan911,098/
Aekpan9121/
Eakpan914/
Ekhpan912/
Ekpean912/
Jekpan911/
Hekpan911/
Ekpant911/
Ekpane911/
Eckpan910/
Ekpahan8319/
Geekpan832/
Jeckpan831/
Aekphan831/
Eekpang831/
Ekpeang831/
Akpan80635,150/
Okpan802,345/
Ikpan801,012/
Ekpon80384/
Egpan80102/
Yekpon73536/
Aakpan73103/
Ekpone73100/
Akphan7397/
Hekpon7361/
Akpaan7352/
Akpann7338/
Akkpan7329/
Aikpan7317/
Aqkpan7315/
Akppan7315/
Akpanh7313/
Ikhpan7312/
Egpang7312/
Akpain738/
Okpain736/
Agkpan735/
Ackpan735/
Ickpan734/
Okpaun734/
Yokpan732/
Ekphon732/
Ekpein731/
Okpean731/
Ikpfan731/
Ekpond731/
Ajkpan731/
Hikpan731/
Akpfan731/
Ekpaim731/
Ekpont731/
Hakpan731/
Ikpank731/
Hokpan731/
Hikpane6742/
Hakphan6722/
Ekponne6721/
Ekpotin6710/
Ekposin677/
Akpahan675/
Ekpeyng674/
Aekphon672/
Akkphan671/
Ekpoing671/
Ekpoyng671/

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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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  • 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 Ekpan
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