Epka Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Epka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Epka (10) may also be a first name.

Epka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Epka (Russian: Епка) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Epka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Epka live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Epka is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 42 percent are found, Kogi, where 27 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

Epka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Epka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Epka surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hepka8959/
Epkat8911/
Yepka893/
Epkea891/
Ŕepka891/
Epkai891/
Aepka891/
Ijepka806/
Jepcka804/
Hiepka803/
Epkaha802/
Jepkas802/
Ehypka801/
Hepkap801/
Apka75678/
Epke75536/
Epko75168/
Ipka7582/
Opka7541/
Ebka7522/
Hepkaya7353/
Hapka671,459/
Hopka671,188/
Yebka67727/
Hepke67575/
Gebka67307/
Epker67240/
Hypka67192/
Epkes6795/
Hepko6775/
Evkay6761/
Jepko6760/
Apkai6754/
Hipka6745/
Epkey6737/
Gipka6730/
Yepko6730/
Jipka6728/
Gepke6726/
Epcke6712/
Ebkah6711/
Ipkea679/
Ipkai676/
Opkai675/
Yevka675/
Aepko675/
Aapka675/
Ebkas674/
Apkha674/
Apkah673/
Eupko673/
Eipke672/
Epkyo672/
Hebka672/
Yopka672/
Aipka672/
Gepko671/
Yipka671/
Etpca671/
Ephke671/
Epkos671/
Apkay671/
Ipkka671/
Epkej671/
Apkea671/
Apkaa671/
Opkah671/
Aïpka671/
Epkie671/
Hepky671/
Abpka671/
Opkaa671/
Epket671/
Epkei671/
Eppke670/

Epka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Epka in the Russian language
Епкаepka-

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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 Epka
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