Ekpo Surname

5,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91,8461:1,929259
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Ivory Coast6571:35,1162,326
Benin6181:16,7242,255
United States4481:809,06062,242
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England2251:247,63620,113
Cameroon1041:199,70320,621
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Ekpo (10,226) may also be a first name.

Ekpo Last Name Facts

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

Ekpo (Russian: Екпо) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ekpo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,920th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 76,514 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekpo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 60,326th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 10,226 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 91,846 people, or 1 in 1,929. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 49 percent are found, Cross River, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Ekpo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ekpo last name are 40.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ekpo earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.9% more than the national average, earning $57,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpoh891,457/
Hekpo89359/
Yekpo89130/
Ekpou8918/
Jekpo8914/
Ekppo899/
Ekpod899/
Ekpoo896/
Ekpho894/
Ekpoi893/
Eikpo892/
Aekpo891/
Gekpo891/
Eekpo891/
Oekpo891/
Ekkpo891/
Eakpo891/
Etkpo891/
Ekbpo891/
Eukpo891/
Heekpo80846/
Ekphot80231/
Ekpott8087/
Yekpoh809/
Jekpoo804/
Eakpho802/
Jeakpo801/
Ekpoha801/
Gekpoh801/
Akpo7529,625/
Okpo7524,176/
Ekpa759,889/
Ikpo758,011/
Ykpo7532/
Egpo7510/
Ecpo751/
Aiyekpo739/
Ayiekpo731/
Jeckpoo731/
Ekpah671,003/
Okpoh67817/
Hokpo67698/
Ikpoh67362/
Akpoo67335/
Okpoi67269/
Aikpo67189/
Akpoh67148/
Eekpa6786/
Akpuo6778/
Aïkpo6776/
Okpoo6753/
Okpuo6741/
Ekpaï6733/
Ikpop6730/
Ikpou6729/
Oikpo6727/
Gikpo6721/
Hakpo6721/
Yokpo6719/
Yikpo6719/
Agkpo6718/
Hykpo6718/
Hikpo6715/
Akpoi6712/
Ekpaa6710/
Ikpoi6710/
Eikpa679/
Aîkpo677/
Jkpop675/
Egpod675/
Ekpad675/
Iikpo675/
Jikpo675/
Akkpo674/
Ikpoo674/
Jekpa674/
Yekpa674/
Okpho674/
Eckpa674/
Etkpa674/
Ekpha673/
Ekpeu672/
Ajkpo672/
Edkpa671/
Akpoy671/
Ackpo671/
Okhpo671/
Okppo671/
Ykkpo671/
Gekpa671/
Akcpo671/
Eccpo671/
Aykpo671/
Okpoy671/
Ikpuo671/
Eicpo671/
Aakpo671/
Ikpod671/

Ekpo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekpo in the Russian language
Екпоekpo-

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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 Ekpo
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