Ekpor Surname
Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname
Ekpor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,204 | 1:147,129 | 9,353 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
Ekpor (135) may also be a first name.
Ekpor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekpor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekpor is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ekpor.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekpor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 304,881st most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekpor are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 797,647th most common given name globally It is held by 135 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,204 people, or 1 in 147,129. In Nigeria Ekpor is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 72 percent are found, Delta, where 9 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ekpor exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpore | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yekpor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eakpor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekporh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eekpor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hekpour | 83 | 5 | / |
| Okpor | 80 | 4,763 | / |
| Akpor | 80 | 2,168 | / |
| Ikpor | 80 | 782 | / |
| Ekpar | 80 | 50 | / |
| Ekpur | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ecpor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehiekpor | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oikpor | 73 | 107 | / |
| Ekpare | 73 | 50 | / |
| Akpour | 73 | 42 | / |
| Akpoor | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yikpor | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ekpaar | 73 | 6 | / |
| Akporh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yokpor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okpour | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekpure | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikpotr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikpur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okporr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikpoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikpour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hecpor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akhpoor | 67 | 24 | / |
| Iokpour | 67 | 15 | / |
| Akhpour | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gegpour | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jehkpar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakpour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekparrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehkpar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekpor
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