Ekdal Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Ekdal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1441:68,3805,181
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Northern Cyprus371:8,6222,131
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Norway191:270,64728,127
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ekdal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekdal (Russian: Экдаль) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekdal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekdal is the 910,497th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Ekdal are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 68,380. In Sweden Ekdal is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 34 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside and Skåne County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Sweden it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 22 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 13 percent reside.

Ekdal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ekdal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ekdal surname fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekdal Last Name Statistics demography

Ekdal earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning 368,298 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekdahl914,119/
Yekdal9139/
Ekdall9134/
Ekdale9127/
Ekdalh915/
Ekdeal914/
Eckdal913/
Ekdhal911/
Eikdal911/
Eckdahl83369/
Eckdhal8320/
Eckdale8316/
Eskdahl837/
Eckdall835/
Ekdalhl831/
Akdal801,661/
Egdal80153/
Ikdal8046/
Okdal801/
Ecdal800/
Eskdaill771/
Engdal73568/
Hegdal73510/
Egdahl7387/
Ikdahl7344/
Hökdal7327/
Egdall7325/
Okdahl737/
Jikdal735/
Egdale732/
Yegdal731/
Eghdal731/
Hakdal731/
Ecdahl730/
Hegdahl67623/
Heggdal67508/
Engdall6760/
Hegdale6720/
Eygdall6719/
Ehgdahl676/
Hökdahl672/
Aikdahl672/
Hegdhal672/
Gencdal671/
Engdaul671/
Engdhal670/
Hesgdal670/
Eckdohl670/

Ekdal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekdal in the Russian language
Экдальekdal-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekdal
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