Ekel Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7491:52,1226,279
Indonesia2691:491,63340,334
Russia2281:632,11955,141
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
France391:1,703,147154,208
Israel301:285,25425,178
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Austria111:774,13064,097
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ekel (288) may also be a first name.

Ekel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekel (Hindi: ेकेल, Russian: Екель) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekel.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,222nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,145,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Ekel are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekel is also the 520,883rd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 288 people.

The surname Ekel is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 52,122. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Apac District, where 45 percent are found, Dokolo District, where 15 percent are found and Lira District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Ekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ekel surname expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekel surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ekel surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Ekel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning $50,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckel8910,535/
Jekel892,240/
Ekkel891,878/
Eikel89921/
Hekel89889/
Ekiel89387/
Yekel89357/
Ekoel89137/
Eykel89126/
Iekel8991/
Eekel8980/
Gekel8970/
Eukel8962/
Oekel8921/
Ekelt8920/
Ekael8918/
Ekell895/
Aekel892/
Ejkel891/
Egkel891/
Ekuel891/
Eakel890/
Ekl86263/
Heckel8011,475/
Jeckel801,594/
Eekiel801,357/
Eckelt801,292/
Heikel801,281/
Gekkel80483/
Hiekel80428/
Eickel80406/
Jekiel80318/
Yeckel80295/
Jekkel80216/
Eckell80187/
Hekkel80162/
Oeckel80123/
Geckel80104/
Hoekel8090/
Heykel8077/
Eikiel8066/
Jeekel8061/
Haekel8051/
Eijkel8045/
Eeikel8026/
Jeakel8016/
Yekell809/
Yekuel808/
Eykhel808/
Geykel808/
Jekell807/
Yetkel807/
Eekele805/
Heakel805/
Yekeel805/
Hekiel805/
Heukel804/
Yekkel804/
Hekell803/
Eekael802/
Ieckel802/
Geikel802/
Eikelt802/
Eyckel801/
Heekel801/
Eckesl801/
Eckoel801/
Ekchel801/
Eikell801/
Yhekel801/
Jehkel801/
Yekiel801/
Iekiel801/
Eikael801/
Jeykel801/
Hekoel801/
Jiekel801/
Jeikel801/
Yoekel800/
Euckel800/
Akel7514,306/
Eckl757,372/
Ecel75772/
Okel75683/
Hekl75561/
Ekil75330/
Jekl75275/
Ikel75205/
Eakl7525/
Ekyl7522/
Ykel7513/
Eqel7511/
Gekl754/
Yekl752/
Ekkl752/
Ezkl752/
Egkl752/
Aekl751/
Ekll751/
Ekcl751/
Etkl751/
Haeckel73479/
Hoeckel73203/
Jeckell73192/
Heikell73135/
Heckelt73131/
Yoeckel73117/
Heszkel7372/
Heickel7350/
Hieckel7332/
Eickele7329/
Gehekel7321/
Gieckel7314/
Eshkeel7311/
Heikele7310/
Jeszkel738/
Hechkel736/
Ekelova736/
Jeackel733/
Eeikiel733/
Heckell732/
Jeikell731/
Heskelt731/
Eackiel731/
Eykuell731/
Jeickel731/
Jeykell730/
Heukell730/
Hieskel730/
Aqeel6777,348/
Jäkel677,175/
Akeel675,706/
Heckl672,200/
Eccel671,729/
Hakel671,361/
Hikel67797/
Okell67594/
Ackel67551/
Hykel67470/
Yokel67447/
Excel67405/
Ockel67370/
Ikoel67332/
Okiel67251/
Okoel67193/
Heakl67183/
Akkel67177/
Hekil67158/
Heikl67153/
Akoel67136/
Akell67128/
Oeckl67117/
Echel67114/
Okkel67101/
Hekelová6784/
Hecel6775/
Ikkel6774/
Ikiel6774/
Hokel6767/
Akiel6761/
Aikel6761/
Etkil6748/
Hökel6744/
Aakel6741/
Heickell6738/
Jeckl6732/
Iqeel6730/
Ijkel6728/
Jékel6726/
Geckl6725/
Akael6724/
Jikel6722/
Jecel6719/
Häkel6719/
Ecael6718/
Yeckl6716/
Eshkehel6714/
Ickel6713/
Itkel6712/
Egkil6712/
Equel6712/
Geikl6711/
Yecel6711/
Gikel679/
Gecel678/
Ecell677/
Aykel677/
Eikil676/
Eckelová675/
Jekil675/
Akuel675/
Ykkel674/
Hekll674/
Hiekl674/
Okeel673/
Ezkil673/
Oikel673/
Ekleh673/
Uikel673/
Ikell673/
Jekelová672/
Haekl672/
Yeskl672/
Eqeel672/
Hýkel672/
Hekelova672/
Heekl672/
Okehl671/
Heskl671/
Jkeel671/
Ikeel671/
Esqel671/
Euckl671/
Yckel671/
Yikel671/
Jekyl671/
Iokel671/
Éckel671/
Igkel671/
Okuel671/
O'Kel671/
Öckel671/
Yekil671/
Egcel671/
Agkel671/
Ahkel671/
Aqkel671/
Jckel671/
Iceel671/
Ecehl671/
Ykael671/
Aaekl671/
Gekil671/
Iekld671/
Ekill670/

Ekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekel in the Hindi language
ेकेलekela-
Ekel in the Russian language
Екельekel-

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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 Ekel
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