Ekpeti Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpeti Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Ekpeti is a 'box'.

Ekpeti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6551:270,44715,411
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ekpeti (12) may also be a first name.

Ekpeti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname Ekpeti is a 'box'.

- giftamaka

Ekpeti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekpeti occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ekpeti.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpeti? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 478,427th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekpeti are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpeti is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 655 people, or 1 in 270,447. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 48 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Ondo, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Ekpeti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Ekpeti earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpetip9213/
Yekpeti926/
Ekpetti924/
Ekpaeti921/
Ekpete831,705/
Akpeti83223/
Ekpeta83141/
Ekpety8388/
Ikpeti8368/
Okpeti8316/
Ekpati839/
Ekpoti836/
Akpaeti77233/
Ekpetha7755/
Ikpetti7738/
Ekpette7737/
Okpetie7718/
Akpetie7714/
Ekphati778/
Ekpeete776/
Okpaeti776/
Ekpoete774/
Akpetoi773/
Okpetei771/
Ekpaete771/
Ekpotie771/
Ekpeter771/
Okpetai771/
Ikpetie771/
Ekpetep771/
Ekpatai771/
Ekpotai771/
Hekpete771/
Ikpethi771/
Akpieti771/
Ekpoette7141/
Akpaetie719/
Akpaetti715/
Ekpottai712/
Okpoti673,916/
Akpati671,713/
Ikpete67909/
Akpiti67906/
Akpoti67618/
Okpete67519/
Akpete67200/
Ikpati6769/
Ikpoti6767/
Okpati6764/
Ekpite6721/
Ikpiti6716/
Ekpita677/
Ikpeta673/
Akpety673/
Okpiti671/
Aiyekpiti671/
Egpati671/
Ekpaettte671/
Ekpoittai671/
Ecpati671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekpeti
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