Ekper Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ekper (26) may also be a first name.

Ekper Last Name Facts

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

Ekper (Russian: Екпер) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ekper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekper is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ekper is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ekper live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekper is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name globally, held by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ekper is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent are found and Lagos, where 50 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpere912,124/
Hekper911/
Ekpehre8311/
Yekpere8311/
Eikhper831/
Akper80867/
Ikper80203/
Ekpre8047/
Okper8012/
Ekperova777/
Ikpere73315/
Akhper7335/
Akpeer7317/
Ikpeer7313/
Akpear734/
Akpher731/
Aakper731/
Akpier731/
Okpier731/
Ikperhe67159/
Ekpirhe671/
Ikpehre671/
Ekpayre671/
Akpir6018/
Ikpir607/
Acper601/
Ikpire5592/
Iikpir554/
Okpair551/
Hacper551/
Ikpior551/

Ekper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekper in the Russian language
Екперekper-

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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 Ekper
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