Ekpola Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Ekpola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekpola occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpola? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekpola is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekpola are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Ekpola is primarily found in: Cross River, where 94 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpoula923/
Ekpoli83500/
Ekpolo83482/
Ekpela83320/
Ekpala83235/
Okpola83111/
Akpola8357/
Ikpola8321/
Ekpula8314/
Ekpole832/
Akpolia7717/
Akpolla7711/
Okpoola773/
Eekpolo773/
Ikpolya771/
Akpolai771/
Okpoula771/
Ekpelia771/
Akpoula771/
Gekpalah716/
Okpala6740,624/
Akpala672,369/
Akpolo671,064/
Ekpale671,019/
Akpela67401/
Ekpali67310/
Okpolo67258/
Ikpolo67153/
Ikpela6783/
Ikpala6772/
Ekpulo6728/
Ikpula6711/
Ikpoli6710/
Okpela674/
Ekpelo672/
Ekpalo671/
Ekpaly671/
Ikpole671/
Egpula671/

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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 Ekpola
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