Ekperechi Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Ekperechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekperechi (162) may also be a first name.
Ekperechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekperechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekperechi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekperechi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,359,010th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Ekperechi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekperechi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 720,105th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 162 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 72 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Rivers, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpwerechi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Ekperchi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ekpewerechi | 90 | 205 | / |
| Ekperewechi | 90 | 5 | / |
| Ekpewurechi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ekperechu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekperuchi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akperechi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eekpewerechi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekpewerchi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ekpewarachi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ekpewerachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekperezie | 78 | 6 | / |
| Okperachi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Akperachi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ikporchi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akporchi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okporchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akprachi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekperige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekprichawai | 70 | 6 | / |
| Ukperhieche | 70 | 1 | / |
| Okparachi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Akpurachi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okparaeche | 63 | 3 | / |
| Akporiche | 56 | 33 | / |
| Okparache | 56 | 4 | / |
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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 Ekperechi
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