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) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekal is the 48,628th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 687,634 people. This 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. Ekal is also the 127,092nd most common first name in the world, held by 3,194 people.
The surname Ekal is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,849 people, or 1 in 4,689. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 94 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent are found and Samburu County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Turkey, where 3 percent are found.
Ekal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ekal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ekal surname grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ekal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ekal 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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