Ekawel Surname
Approximately 964 people bear this surname
Ekawel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 939 | 1:20,439 | 1,277 |
| Burkina Faso | 25 | 1:734,084 | 8,477 |
Ekawel (152) may also be a first name.
Ekawel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekawel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekawel is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekawel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 372,194th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,559,695 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekawel live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 152 people.
The surname Ekawel is most common in Niger, where it is held by 939 people, or 1 in 20,439. In Niger Ekawel is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 44 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 38 percent live and Zinder Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Niger Ekawel is found in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekawele | 92 | 38 | / |
| Ekhawel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekkawel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekawell | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekaweil | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekael | 91 | 18 | / |
| Ekhawele | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekawelle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akawel | 83 | 1,068 | / |
| Ikawel | 83 | 43 | / |
| Ekowel | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ekawil | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ekavel | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekayel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eekael | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eikael | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akawell | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekhayel | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekayele | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akaweil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikawell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekiel | 73 | 387 | / |
| Ekoel | 73 | 137 | / |
| Ecael | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ekaul | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekail | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ykael | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikawelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahakawel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eekiel | 67 | 1,357 | / |
| Ekouel | 67 | 164 | / |
| Eikiel | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ekayal | 67 | 43 | / |
| Akayel | 67 | 24 | / |
| Akowel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eekeil | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eikeal | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekeale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekault | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hekiel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aikael | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekavil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hekail | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gekuel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekajal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekajul | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekaile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekeile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikaiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eckoel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshkkayel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeiel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhuel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikeil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekayul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekeal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikawelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikawil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikayel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekoel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iokael | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoyal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekayil | 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 Ekawel
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