Ekpono Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ekpono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Ekpono (212) may also be a first name.

Ekpono Last Name Facts

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

Ekpono is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpono? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekpono is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Ekpono occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ekpono reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekpono is also the 620,917th most widespread first name on earth, held by 212 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Ekpono is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 42 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 29 percent reside and Cross River, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Ekpono Last Name Statistics demography

Ekpono earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekponou9260/
Ekpoeno9218/
Ekpouno924/
Ekpongo921/
Ekponhou861/
Ekpoinoa861/
Akpono83308/
Okpono83135/
Ekpeno8389/
Ikpono832/
Ekpano831/
Okponoh7717/
Ekpenoh772/
Ekpenoy772/
Ekpotna771/
Ekpenou771/
Ekponna771/
Akponoh771/
Ikpongo771/
Hokponou715/
Okpounou711/
Akpona67767/
Akpeno6746/
Okpona6742/
Ikpona6736/
Ekpena6729/
Akpano6716/
Ekpana678/
Aikponhou671/
Okpano671/
Ikponuoha671/
Okpeno671/

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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 Ekpono
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