Ekekiel Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Ekekiel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ekekiel (96) may also be a first name.
Ekekiel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekekiel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekekiel occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ekekiel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekekiel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Ekekiel is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekekiel live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most common forename globally, held by 96 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Ekekiel is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 14 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Ekekiel
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