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

The last name Ekpong is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,354th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,532,056 people. Ekpong occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ekpong live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpong is also the 580,229th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 238 people.

Ekpong is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,546 people, or 1 in 114,581. In Nigeria Ekpong is most numerous in: Cross River, where 45 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent live and Benue, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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