Epakan Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Epakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4561:101,2728,845
India281:27,395,192354,286

Epakan (63) may also be a first name.

Epakan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Epakan is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epakan? popularity and diffusion

Epakan is the 631,297th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name Epakan occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Epakan are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Epakan is also the 1,234,572nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 63 people.

The last name Epakan is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 101,272. In Kenya Epakan is most common in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live and Nandi County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live.

Epakan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epakcan921/
Epakane921/
Ipakan8383/
Apakan8347/
Opakan8310/
Epacan833/
Apakhan77356/
Appakan7774/
Ipakane7753/
Epacant779/
Abpakan778/
Apakkan776/
Apakcan774/
Epatcan773/
Jepakam772/
Opakhan771/
Apaakan771/
Appakhan7149/
Haepakon711/
Jiepakam711/
Apeakaan711/
Aphakhan711/
Heppekcan6733/
Opekan6720/
Epacam6710/
Apekan677/
Apakon673/
Opokan672/
Epekon671/
Opacan671/
Apacan671/
Ipathkhan671/

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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 Epakan
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