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
The surname Ekup (Russian: Екуп) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ekup click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekup? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,518,885th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly 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 occurring first name in the world, held by 108 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 91 percent live, Abia, where 6 percent live and Rivers, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
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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