Ekeleni Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ekeleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196

Ekeleni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekeleni occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekeleni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeleni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ekeleni are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Ekeleni is most prevalent in: Delta, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ekeleni exists in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekelengi934/
Akeleni864/
Ekelene862/
Ekeleny861/
Ekelena861/
Ekileni861/
Ekelenge8070/
Okelenyi8058/
Akelenyi8023/
Ekalenyi8020/
Heckelene750/
Akileni71158/
Ekalani7122/
Okelani715/
Akeloni714/
Ekilani713/
Akaleni711/
Ekelane711/
Ikelani711/
Ikileni711/
Ekeline710/
Ikeliani6763/
Ikelenge6762/
Echelini6749/
Hakileni6710/
Akaleyni678/
Ekaliani678/
Jikelani675/
Ikilengi674/
Akeliene674/
Jekeline672/
Ekalonie671/
Ekilingi671/
Akelanyi671/
Akkileni671/
Ekalyani671/
Ekilenge671/

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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
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  • 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 Ekeleni
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