Ekadel Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekadel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekadel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ekadel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekadel has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekadel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekadel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekadel is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Ekadel occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekadel are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Ekadel is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 82 percent are found, Baringo County, where 9 percent are found and Busia County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 48 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekadiel924/
Ekadell921/
Okadel8333/
Akadel8310/
Akhadel774/
Hakadel772/
Ekodiel771/
Ekedl731/
Ikahadel714/
Escadell714/
Okodel671,092/
Akadil6715/
Ekedil6711/
Okadil677/
Okedel674/
Ikodel671/
Escodel626/
Akkoudel571/
O'Cadell571/
Acadl551/
Okedl551/
Esqueidel531/
Aqadil50221/
Acodil501/
Ikodil501/

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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 Ekadel
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