Ekelen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ekelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Ekelen (9) may also be a first name.

Ekelen Last Name Facts

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

Ekelen occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekelen is the 8,968,613th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Ekelen are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ekelen is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 50 percent are found and Utrecht, where 50 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Ekelen occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eekelen92202/
Eykelen924/
Ekelend922/
Eckelen921/
Eklen9110/
Eickelen8617/
Heukelen868/
Heckelen862/
Hoekelen861/
Ekelin83207/
Ekilen8314/
Ecklen835/
Akelen834/
Ekolen832/
Jeklen831/
Ekelyn831/
Eaklen830/
Eikelienė802/
Hecklen7777/
Ekelina7718/
Ekelind7710/
Okhelen779/
Jecklen772/
Hekelem771/
Ikhelen771/
Hieklen771/
Ockelen771/
Eicklen770/
Eckelin770/
Eclen731/
Ockeloen71428/
Heicklen71110/
Akelienė7133/
Eskelind7114/
Hikeleng7110/
Ekelehem713/
Esquelen712/
Okhielen711/
Eskealem711/
Jeckelin711/
Gekelina711/
Eychelen711/
Eckalien710/
Eskeling710/
Akelin6786/
Akalen6784/
Ekolin6719/
Ikalen6711/
Akilen679/
Ekalin678/
Ikelem678/
Akelyn676/
Haakelien674/
Ekelim672/
Jeclen671/
Okalen671/
Okilen671/
Ojiekelem671/
Icelen671/
O'Kelehen671/
Ecelin671/
Eckaln671/
Okolen671/
Ykelem671/
Heckeling670/
Aiklen670/

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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 Ekelen
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