Ekpat Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9491:186,66311,337
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekpat (20) may also be a first name.

Ekpat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekpat is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekpat is the 360,343rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekpat reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name globally, held by 20 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 949 people, or 1 in 186,663. In Nigeria Ekpat is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 81 percent reside, Rivers, where 8 percent reside and Cross River, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpatt91209/
Aekpat911/
Ekphat911/
Yekpate831/
Ikpat80722/
Ekpot80466/
Akpat8046/
Ekpad805/
Ikpatt73469/
Ekphot73231/
Akphat73109/
Ekpott7387/
Hakpat7310/
Hokpat736/
Ikpate733/
Akpahat6715/
Ikpaate671/
Okpot60122/
Egpad6067/
Ikpot6051/
Ekpod609/
Ogpat606/
Agpat605/
Akpot604/
Akpad603/
Ikpad601/
Yecpot55123/
Akpout5511/
Akpaud559/
Okpout552/
Akpeit551/
Ikpote551/
Ikpott551/
Akpouth501/

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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 Ekpat
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