Ijekpa Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Ijekpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 151 | 1:1,173,131 | 47,714 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ijekpa (39) may also be a first name.
Ijekpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijekpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ijekpa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijekpa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ijekpa is the 1,398,030th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ijekpa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ijekpa is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 39 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 1,173,131. In Nigeria Ijekpa is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 72 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Togo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijkpa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Jekpa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ijakpa | 83 | 183 | / |
| Ejekpa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Ojekpa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jekpah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Isekpa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Iyekpa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ajekpa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ijokpa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ijikpa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpa | 80 | 9,889 | / |
| Ayiekpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekpai | 73 | 2,362 | / |
| Aikpa | 73 | 649 | / |
| Ekpau | 73 | 302 | / |
| Eekpa | 73 | 86 | / |
| Jekpe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Ekpaï | 73 | 33 | / |
| Jekpo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ekpay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ekpaa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eikpa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jekpi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eckpa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yekpa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekpha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekpea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekpaî | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iikpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gekpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iheakpai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayikpa | 67 | 1,167 | / |
| Ayekpa | 67 | 990 | / |
| Gaikpa | 67 | 433 | / |
| Izikpa | 67 | 237 | / |
| Esekpa | 67 | 221 | / |
| Oyikpa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ojikpa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ehikpa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ojekpo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ekpaya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ejokpa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jaykpa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ajakpa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ojokpa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ajikpa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iyokpa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Egikpa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eyekpa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aikepa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yekpah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyakpa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajokpa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajukpa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ezikpa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aijkpo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jekpoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijakpo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajekpo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haikpa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eakpah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jekpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyikpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekpah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esikpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uekpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geakpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeakpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezekpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awekpa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ijekpa
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