Ekperikpe Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekperikpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekperikpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4911:360,78019,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ekperikpe (19) may also be a first name.

Ekperikpe Last Name Facts

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

Ekperikpe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ekperikpe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekperikpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekperikpe is the 620,716th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname Ekperikpe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekperikpe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Nigeria Ekperikpe is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 71 percent are found, Plateau, where 10 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekperiekpe954/
Ekpeirikpe951/
Ikperikpe8939/
Ekperekpe897/
Ekparikpe894/
Ekpirikpe893/
Ikpereikpe841/
Ekperekp821/
Ikpirikpe788/
Okparaikpe741/
Okpirikpi674/

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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 Ekperikpe
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