Ekpotu Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Ekpotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 450 | 1:393,651 | 20,728 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Ekpotu (14) may also be a first name.
Ekpotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekpotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekpotu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekpotu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekpotu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekpotu is the 664,903rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekpotu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
Ekpotu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 393,651. In Nigeria Ekpotu is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 85 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Delta, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpootu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ekpoitu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ekpothu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akpotu | 83 | 2,632 | / |
| Okpotu | 83 | 1,124 | / |
| Ikpotu | 83 | 62 | / |
| Ekpetu | 83 | 48 | / |
| Ekputu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Akpothu | 77 | 74 | / |
| Akpootu | 77 | 46 | / |
| Okpootu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Akpotau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpohtu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpetou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akpoutou | 71 | 34 | / |
| Okpouthu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpetu | 67 | 1,146 | / |
| Ikputu | 67 | 256 | / |
| Okpatu | 67 | 170 | / |
| Akpatu | 67 | 165 | / |
| Ikpetu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akpetu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikpatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akpeteu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ikpotoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikputtu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpeutu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpetou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Akpettou | 57 | 8 | / |
| Akphetou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Akpattou | 57 | 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 Ekpotu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis