Ekpone Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekpone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekpone (15) may also be a first name.

Ekpone Last Name Facts

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

Ekpone is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpone? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ekpone reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpone is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The last name Ekpone is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 78 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Ekpone occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ekponge921/
Ekponey921/
Ekpon91384/
Hekponhe861/
Ekpene831,369/
Akpone83192/
Ikpone8382/
Okpone8363/
Hekpon8361/
Ekponi836/
Ekpune834/
Ekphon832/
Ekpont831/
Ekpond831/
Ekpane831/
Ekpony831/
Okponeh7754/
Okpoine7738/
Akpoene7733/
Akponne7722/
Ekponyo7721/
Yekponi7713/
Ekponyi7710/
Ekpotin7710/
Ekposin777/
Ekpange774/
Okponie773/
Okponne773/
Akponee771/
Ekpoing771/
Yekpony771/
Ekpenie771/
Ikpoine771/
Ekpoyng771/
Ekponna771/
Ekpan73491/
Ikpon73237/
Ecpon737/
Egpon735/
Yekpogni7197/
Ekponyoh7137/
Yekponni7113/
Eakphong714/
Eickpong711/
Ekpochin711/
Ekpoinoa711/
Ekpousen711/
Akpene671,949/
Ekphan671,098/
Ekpeni67806/
Aikpon67261/
Akponi67256/
Akpane67234/
Okpene67190/
Ikpene6782/
Ekpani6742/
Ikpona6736/
Aîkpon6726/
Okpane6726/
Akpony6710/
Igpone6710/
Ekpana678/
Eakpan674/
Okponi673/
Ekpomg672/
Ekhpan672/
Ekpany671/
Ekpoom671/
Ikponk671/
Gikpon671/
Ikponi671/
Ekpant671/
Ikpoon671/
Ekpoim671/
Jikpon671/
Aykpon671/
Hekpan671/
Yikpon671/
Eckpan670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekpone
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