Echelon Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Echelon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Echelon (110) may also be a first name.
Echelon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echelon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Echelon is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Echelon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Echelon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Echelon are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widely held forename in the world, held by 110 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Echelon is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 67 percent reside and Lagos, where 33 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echalon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Achelon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Excelon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Echallon | 80 | 26 | / |
| Echeloum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Icelon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ezelon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echellane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ejeloun | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ekelong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hezilon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Eshelonova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jhelong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ochalon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egelion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Excelan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achalon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eshelan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esehlon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echalan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Achilon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jecilon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eagelon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Egellon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hegelon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Achelyan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Achiloun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Esquelon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Acholoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Egellion | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jecelian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Achaloun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegillon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochalon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heukelon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icheluun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hequilon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hickelon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Echelon
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