Ekpende Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ekpende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekpende Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Ekpende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekpende occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ekpende click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpende? popularity and diffusion

Ekpende is the 2,352,516th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Ekpende is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekpende live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Ekpende is most prevalent in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Oyo, where 13 percent are found and Ogun, where 2 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpendeu933/
Akpende86134/
Ekpendi863/
Ikpende861/
Ekpenda861/
Ekpinda71295/
Akpinde7178/
Ekpindi7126/
Ikpendi713/
Ekpindai671/
Akpindi579/
Ikpindi572/
Ikpemdi571/
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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 Ekpende
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