Ekpima Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Ekpima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Ekpima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekpima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekpima is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekpima? popularity and diffusion
Ekpima is the 1,148,257th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekpima live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 942,249. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 86 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpimah | 92 | 28 | / |
| Ekpeima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekpema | 83 | 265 | / |
| Ikpima | 83 | 58 | / |
| Akpima | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ekpuma | 83 | 7 | / |
| Okpima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Okpimah | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ekpeama | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ekpoimo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akpaima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpetma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpeima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeme | 67 | 350 | / |
| Akpuma | 67 | 344 | / |
| Ekpemo | 67 | 204 | / |
| Ikpema | 67 | 109 | / |
| Akpema | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ikpimi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Okpimo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ekpumo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekpemi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ikpuma | 67 | 10 | / |
| Okpuma | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Ekpima
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