Ekponwan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekponwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekponwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Ekponwan (52) may also be a first name.

Ekponwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekponwan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekponwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Ekponwan is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ekponwan are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 52 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent reside, Abia, where 38 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Ekponwan
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