Ekele Surname
Approximately 9,741 people bear this surname
Ekele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8,690 | 1:20,385 | 1,859 |
| DR Congo | 944 | 1:78,262 | 9,071 |
| Cameroon | 66 | 1:314,683 | 29,051 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Ekele (4,571) may also be a first name.
Ekele Demographics
Average Ekele Salary in
United States
$80,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ekele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekele (Marathi: एकेले) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekele? popularity and diffusion
Ekele is the 52,523rd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 748,131 people. Ekele is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekele reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekele is also the 101,607th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 4,571 people.
The last name Ekele is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,690 people, or 1 in 20,385. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 38 percent are found, Benue, where 14 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Ekele Last Name Statistics demography
Ekele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ekele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekele in the Marathi language | ||
| एकेले | ekele | - |
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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 Ekele
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