Ekpong Surname

247,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5461:114,5817,590
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ekpong (238) may also be a first name.

Ekpong Last Name Facts

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

Ekpong is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,354th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,532,056 people. The surname Ekpong is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekpong reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpong is also the 580,229th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 238 people.

The surname Ekpong is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,546 people, or 1 in 114,581. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 45 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent reside and Benue, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ekpong Last Name Statistics demography

Ekpong earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eukpong9211/
Aekpong921/
Ekpoing921/
Ekpoyng921/
Ekpongs921/
Eakphong864/
Aekphong862/
Eickpong861/
Ekpang832,236/
Ikpong831,634/
Okpong83825/
Akpong83373/
Ekpung83220/
Ekpomg832/
Akphong77806/
Okpoong775/
Okphong774/
Akpongh774/
Idkpong772/
Ijkpong772/
Ikpongs771/
Okpuong771/
Iskpong771/
Eekpang771/
Eukpang771/
Akkpong771/
Ekpeung771/
Ikpoung771/
Aickpong711/
Akkphong711/
Akpang671,515/
Ikpang67612/
Okpang6784/
Egpang6712/
Agpong678/
Ocpong671/
Ikpung671/
Ikponk671/
Akponk671/

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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 Ekpong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis