Ekal Surname
Approximately 10,598 people bear this surname
Ekal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,849 | 1:4,689 | 671 |
| India | 318 | 1:2,412,155 | 77,882 |
| Turkey | 267 | 1:291,466 | 19,252 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Ekal (3,194) may also be a first name.
Ekal Demographics
Ekal Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekal (Arabic: عكيل, Hindi: एकल, Marathi: एकल, Oriya: ଏକଲ, Russian: Екал) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekal is the 48,628th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 687,634 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekal live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 127,092nd most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 3,194 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,849 people, or 1 in 4,689. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 94 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live and Samburu County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.
Ekal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ekal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekal surname expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ekal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏକଲ | ekala | - |
| Ekal in the Hindi language | ||
| एकल | ekala | 96.3 |
| ेकल | ekala | 3.7 |
| Ekal in the Marathi language | ||
| एकल | ekala | 76.77 |
| एकळ | ekala | 12.9 |
| एकाळ | ekala | 8.39 |
| एकाल | ekala | 0.65 |
| Ekal in the Russian language | ||
| Екал | ekal | - |
| Ekal in the Arabic language | ||
| عكيل | kyl | - |
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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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- 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 Ekal
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