Ekupe Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ekupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ekupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekupe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekupe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Ekupe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekupe live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Ekupe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jekupe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ekoupe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekup | 89 | 137 | / |
| Okupe | 80 | 356 | / |
| Akupe | 80 | 47 | / |
| Ekipe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ekupa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikupe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekups | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eakup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jecupe | 73 | 67 | / |
| Akuphe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Equipe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Okhupe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akupea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akoupe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yekupi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ecuper | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekupi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okupea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekupova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikup | 67 | 10 | / |
| Akeupeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Equippe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekupoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akeuphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekupuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekuv | 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 Ekupe
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