Ekup Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Ekup Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 135 | 1:1,312,169 | 51,890 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Ekup (108) may also be a first name.
Ekup Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekup Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekup (Russian: Екуп) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ekup.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekup? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,518,885th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekup are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 108 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria Ekup is mostly found in: Cross River, where 91 percent are found, Abia, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekupe | 89 | 45 | / |
| Ekups | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eakup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jekup | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jekupe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ekoupe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeckup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akup | 75 | 540 | / |
| Okup | 75 | 37 | / |
| Ikup | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ekub | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ekuv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ecup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekupova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eakub | 67 | 634 | / |
| Jecup | 67 | 137 | / |
| Jikup | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yokup | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hakup | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekouv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jekub | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akaup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yekub | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikupe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikup | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akuph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekupova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackup | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ecups | 67 | 0 | / |
Ekup Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekup in the Russian language | ||
| Екуп | ekup | - |
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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 Ekup
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