Ekpi Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Ekpi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Ekpi (75) may also be a first name.
Ekpi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekpi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekpi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ekpi.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekpi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ekpi reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpi is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 75 people.
The last name Ekpi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Ekpi is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 49 percent are found, Cross River, where 18 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpai | 89 | 2,362 | / |
| Ekpei | 89 | 779 | / |
| Hekpi | 89 | 109 | / |
| Ekpie | 89 | 8 | / |
| Jekpi | 89 | 7 | / |
| Gekpi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ekpoi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ekpit | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ekpip | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yekpi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekpui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekpieh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Haekpi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yekpio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yekpai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekpe | 75 | 40,449 | / |
| Ekpa | 75 | 9,889 | / |
| Ikpi | 75 | 9,680 | / |
| Akpi | 75 | 2,475 | / |
| Okpi | 75 | 530 | / |
| Ecpi | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ekpy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekpé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Egpi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekpehie | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ekpuhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akpai | 67 | 3,397 | / |
| Yekpe | 67 | 518 | / |
| Okpai | 67 | 413 | / |
| Egpit | 67 | 404 | / |
| Ikpai | 67 | 362 | / |
| Ekpeh | 67 | 311 | / |
| Okpoi | 67 | 269 | / |
| Gekpe | 67 | 189 | / |
| Okpei | 67 | 94 | / |
| Eekpa | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hecpi | 67 | 74 | / |
| Jekpe | 67 | 65 | / |
| Eikpe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Akpii | 67 | 29 | / |
| Akpei | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hekpe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekpee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akpui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akpoi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ikpei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akpie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikpoi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekpay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekpaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eikpa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ikpio | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eicpi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aikpi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hakpi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aekpe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Akpih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikpui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okpie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekbpe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jekpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yekpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eckpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eekpe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekpha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekpeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikpie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okppi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejkpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpéi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekpè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpaî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïkpi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheakpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkpi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykpit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikqpi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkpe | 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
- 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 Ekpi
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