Ekpu Surname

217,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekpu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8621:95,1366,542
England71:7,959,723202,100
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ekpu (99) may also be a first name.

Ekpu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekpu is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekpu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekpu is the 217,797th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,872,235 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekpu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 99 people.

Ekpu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,862 people, or 1 in 95,136. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 25 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 23 percent live and Delta, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpau89302/
Yekpu8989/
Ekpou8918/
Ekpuh8912/
Ekput899/
Ekpus893/
Eekpu892/
Ekpeu892/
Jekpu891/
Ekpui891/
Ijekpu803/
Jekphu801/
Aekpeu801/
Yehkpu801/
Akpu756,447/
Okpu752,419/
Ikpu75151/
Egpu754/
Eqpu751/
Ekpuhie731/
Eyiekpu731/
Akpuh67174/
Okpeu6777/
Jikpu6751/
Ikpou6729/
Akpau6725/
Ikpuu6717/
Okpuh6716/
Akpui6712/
Ekpoo676/
Ekpoe675/
Ikpui675/
Ikpuh674/
Akpeu673/
Yokpu672/
Okphu671/
Okpau671/
Ikpeu671/
Aikpu671/
Uyiekpeu671/
Eaqpu671/

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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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  • 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 Ekpu
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