Ekeleme Surname
Approximately 3,107 people bear this surname
Ekeleme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,035 | 1:58,367 | 4,380 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ekeleme (184) may also be a first name.
Ekeleme Demographics
Average Ekeleme Salary in
United States
$70,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ekeleme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekeleme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekeleme occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekeleme? popularity and diffusion
Ekeleme is the 143,123rd most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,345,525 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ekeleme live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 671,014th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 184 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,035 people, or 1 in 58,367. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ekeleme occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Ekeleme Last Name Statistics demography
Ekeleme earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.43% more than the national average, earning $70,950 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekelemeh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ekelem | 92 | 105 | / |
| Okeleme | 86 | 79 | / |
| Ekelame | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ekelema | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ekelome | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ekaleme | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hekelem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekelemi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekeleam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akeleme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekeliem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekelheimer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Echeleme | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ekelehem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekelemit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Heukelem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eskealem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oikeleme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akaeleme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikelem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ekelim | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ykelem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akaleme | 71 | 166 | / |
| Okaleme | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ikelheimer | 71 | 13 | / |
| Akoleme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aikelem | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okelemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekilema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okoleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aqeleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akelemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekolime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekolemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okelome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Echelem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oikelome | 67 | 85 | / |
| Akhileme | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekhilome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akelemoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhalemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhelame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekelimit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekalamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikelema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oykelome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikelemit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ickelheimer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akolemee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akalemee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhelome | 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 Ekeleme
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