View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Ekpe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ekpe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ekpé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ekpe is the 13,793^rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 180,166 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekpe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 95,065^th most common first name in the world, borne by 5,098 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30,303 people, or 1 in 5,846. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 32 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 13 percent are found and Ghana, where 7 percent are found.

Ekpe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ekpe are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Ekpe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $48,412 USD per year.