Ekponi Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ekponi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekponi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ekponi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekponi is found most frequently in Benin. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ekponi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekponi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekponi is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ekponi are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 50 percent live, Mono Department, where 25 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 25 percent live. Beside Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekponi9213/
Ekponyi9210/
Yekpogni8697/
Yekponni8613/
Ekpeni83806/
Akponi83256/
Ekpone83100/
Ekpani8342/
Okponi833/
Ekpony831/
Ikponi831/
Akponni7774/
Ekpenyi7738/
Ekponne7721/
Ekponyo7721/
Okponie773/
Okponyi771/
Yekpony771/
Ekponna771/
Ekponey771/
Ekpenie771/
Ekponge771/
Ekphanit71200/
Okpoenyi7173/
Ekponyoh7137/
Eakpanit713/
Ekpeenyi711/
Yékpogni711/
Hekponhe711/
Ekpoinoa711/
Ekpanish711/
Okpani673,743/
Ekpene671,369/
Akpani67495/
Ikpeni67486/
Akpone67192/
Akpeni67169/
Ikpone6782/
Okpeni6768/
Okpone6763/
Ikpona6736/
Ikpani6713/
Akpony6710/
Ekpana678/
Ekpune674/
Ekpane671/
Ekpany671/
Eakpanich671/

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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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  • 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 Ekponi
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