Ekpele Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Ekpele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ekpele (108) may also be a first name.
Ekpele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekpele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekpele is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekpele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,281,391st most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekpele reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ekpele is also the 904,892nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 108 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 19 percent live, Abia, where 18 percent live and Edo, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpaele | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ekpelle | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ekpeile | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gekpele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gekpelee | 86 | 82 | / |
| Ekpelehe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Akpele | 83 | 1,237 | / |
| Ekpale | 83 | 1,019 | / |
| Ekpela | 83 | 320 | / |
| Okpele | 83 | 151 | / |
| Ikpele | 83 | 130 | / |
| Ekpeli | 83 | 92 | / |
| Ekpole | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ekpahle | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ekpeala | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ekpeloa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikpelee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okpaele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekpeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpoele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpelia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpelle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egple | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekpelhio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akpeli | 67 | 1,777 | / |
| Okpale | 67 | 766 | / |
| Akpale | 67 | 579 | / |
| Okpole | 67 | 514 | / |
| Ekpoli | 67 | 500 | / |
| Ekpali | 67 | 310 | / |
| Akpile | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ekpila | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ikpela | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ekpili | 67 | 80 | / |
| Ikpale | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ikpile | 67 | 36 | / |
| Akpole | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okpile | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gaikpeleh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okpeli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikpeal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaikpelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogpele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpole | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekpele
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