Ekpeye Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Ekpeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 323 | 1:548,430 | 26,767 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ekpeye (24) may also be a first name.
Ekpeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekpeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekpeye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekpeye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 799,576th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekpeye reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 24 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpeyei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekpee | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ekpey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeyehe | 86 | 20 | / |
| Ekpaye | 83 | 532 | / |
| Okpeye | 83 | 306 | / |
| Ekpeyo | 83 | 305 | / |
| Akpeye | 83 | 44 | / |
| Ikpeye | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ekpoye | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ekpeya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ekpeyu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekpeyi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpehie | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ekpeyio | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ekpooye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yehkpee | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekpoeya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekpeyoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekpeghe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekpeyoy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekpoeyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekpoyei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpeyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeayy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeyip | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpieye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekpaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpey | 73 | 1,444 | / |
| Ekpei | 73 | 779 | / |
| Ikpee | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ekpae | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ekpay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Okpey | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekpie | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ekpoe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikpey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekpeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekpea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikpehae | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eakpawee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okpoye | 67 | 349 | / |
| Ekpeji | 67 | 310 | / |
| Ikpeyi | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ikpaye | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ekpayu | 67 | 78 | / |
| Akpeya | 67 | 62 | / |
| Okpeya | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ekpaya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Okpiye | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ekpiya | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ekpeha | 67 | 35 | / |
| Okpuye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okpaye | 67 | 32 | / |
| Okpeyo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Akpaye | 67 | 31 | / |
| Aikpee | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ekpoyi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ekpayi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akpeyu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Akpeyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ekpieh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ekpoyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekpaie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ehikpehea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akpoye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikpeyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekpoje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekpowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aekpeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikpey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikpee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpiye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ekpeye
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