Ekel Surname
Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname
Ekel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 749 | 1:52,122 | 6,279 |
| Indonesia | 269 | 1:491,633 | 40,334 |
| Russia | 228 | 1:632,119 | 55,141 |
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Kazakhstan | 47 | 1:376,223 | 29,840 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Ukraine | 25 | 1:1,820,908 | 133,658 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Ekel (288) may also be a first name.
Ekel Demographics
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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
Ekel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekel in the Hindi language | ||
| ेकेल | ekela | - |
| Ekel in the Russian language | ||
| Екель | ekel | - |
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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
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- 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 Ekel
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