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 last name Epila is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Epilä. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Epila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 179,912th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,074,914 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Epila are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Epila is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 40 people.
The surname Epila is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,199 people, or 1 in 17,753. In Uganda Epila is primarily found in: Oyam District, where 22 percent are found, Lira District, where 22 percent are found and Apac District, where 21 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs 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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