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 last name Epakan occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Epakan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Epakan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Epakan is the 631,297th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. This last name 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 common first name globally. It is borne by 63 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 101,272. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live and Nandi County, where 0 percent live. Beside Kenya Epakan occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live.

Epakan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Epakan surname is predominantly 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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