Ekalema Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Ekalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
Ekalema (33) may also be a first name.
Ekalema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekalema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekalema is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekalema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Ekalema are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 33 people.
Ekalema is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo Ekalema occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 36 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekalaema | 93 | 12 | / |
| Ekaliema | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ikalema | 86 | 205 | / |
| Akalema | 86 | 52 | / |
| Okalema | 86 | 23 | / |
| Ekelema | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ekalama | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ekaleme | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekalima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekailoma | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ecaliema | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ekalamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ekhalemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yecaliema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akalama | 71 | 489 | / |
| Akalima | 71 | 216 | / |
| Ikalama | 71 | 134 | / |
| Ekolama | 71 | 16 | / |
| Okalama | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ekalimo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ekalamo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ecalima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekoloma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ecalama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akelema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akaloma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekelemo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okelema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akolema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikalemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekolemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aqelema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okalemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakalima | 67 | 1,379 | / |
| Okalamma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akalamma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uikelema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikalama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekalaimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkalamma | 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 Ekalema
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