Epila Surname
Approximately 2,370 people bear this surname
Epila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,199 | 1:17,753 | 2,719 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Epilä (1) are calculated separately.
Epila (40) may also be a first name.
Epila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Epila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Epila occurs most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms: Epilä. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Epila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Epila is the 179,912th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,074,914 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Epila reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.
The last name Epila is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,199 people, or 1 in 17,753. In Uganda Epila is mostly found in: Oyam District, where 22 percent are found, Lira District, where 22 percent are found and Apac District, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Epila
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