Emekpe Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Emekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Emekpe (42) may also be a first name.

Emekpe Last Name Facts

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

Emekpe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Emekpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emekpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,101,507th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Emekpe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Emekpe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname Emekpe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 827,770. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 92 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Emekpe Last Name Statistics demography

Emekpe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.32% more than the national average, earning $83,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emokpe83119/
Emikpe83118/
Emekpa8338/
Emakpe837/
Amekpe836/
Imekpe832/
Omekpe831/
Hehemekpe801/
Yomekpe77348/
Emokpea7788/
Emeakpa7772/
Ameikpe779/
Omoekpe778/
Ameakpe772/
Homekpe771/
Imeikpe771/
Emoekpai711/
Ihimekpe711/
Amakpe67306/
Omokpe6759/
Omakpe676/
Amokpe674/
Emokpi671/
Emokpai6243/
Amoikpe626/
Amekpui624/
Omokpea622/
Yimakpe621/
Imeakpa621/
Emakpoi621/
Amakpeh621/
Ihimikper531/
Omakpi5043/
Imakpi5021/

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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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  • 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 Emekpe
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