Eponu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eponu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eponu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Eponu (22) may also be a first name.

Eponu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eponu is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eponu? popularity and diffusion

Eponu is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Eponu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Eponu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth, held by 22 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 64 percent are found, Benue, where 29 percent are found and Ogun, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Epongu91427/
Eponou91294/
Heponu917/
Esponu913/
Epponou831/
Eponouh831/
Epongau831/
Epenu80222/
Oponu8069/
Epunu8067/
Epanu8059/
Iponu806/
Aponu801/
Epannu7367/
Epunau7344/
Epungu7327/
Epangu7321/
Ipongu735/
Eepenu733/
Ephenu732/
Hoponu731/
Opponu731/
Iponou731/
Epenou731/
Ephanus6720/
Ipongou674/
Yepannu674/
Ipounou671/
Aponnou671/
Eepannu671/
Yepanou671/
Opounou671/
Hepenou671/
Hoponou671/

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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 Eponu
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