Ekelemu Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ekelemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ekelemu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekelemu (11) may also be a first name.

Ekelemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekelemu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekelemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Ekelemu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Ekelemu live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekelemu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Ekelemu is most numerous in: Delta, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Ogun, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okelemu868/
Ekelamu864/
Ikelemu861/
Akelemu861/
Ekalomu711/
Jikalemu671/
Okehelamu631/
Ikalamu5785/
Akalamu579/
Akilamu574/
Okilomu571/
Ikilamu571/
Okalamu571/
Akalomu571/
Jkalamou531/
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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 Ekelemu
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