Ekeleke Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ekeleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Ekeleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekeleke is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekeleke.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeleke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Ekeleke occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekeleke are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ekeleke is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ekeleke is most frequent in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 20 percent are found and Delta, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekelek | 92 | 2 | / |
| Okeleke | 86 | 5,115 | / |
| Akeleke | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ikeleke | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekelake | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ekeleka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekelike | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekeleaka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okelekee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekeluike | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akelekeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iokeleke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eckeleecker | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ekelik | 77 | 1,233 | / |
| Ekheliker | 75 | 2 | / |
| Okoleke | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ikelike | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ikielek | 71 | 10 | / |
| Okaleke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akeloke | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ekelyck | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okeloke | 71 | 5 | / |
| Akaleke | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekalake | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okeleki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekalike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikuyleke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekalyake | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekeleke
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