Ekeles Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ekeles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekeles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekeles (10) may also be a first name.

Ekeles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekeles (Russian: Екелес) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekeles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekeles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekeles is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Ekeles live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Ekeles is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent live and Enga, where 50 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckeles924/
Eikeles921/
Eackeles862/
Ekales83385/
Ekiles831/
Akeles831/
Eceles830/
Eckcheles804/
Jekelis7725/
Eikelis7722/
Ekalees7710/
Echeles778/
Ecceles775/
Eykelis772/
Akelesh771/
Eckoles771/
Akkeles771/
Ekaales771/
Ekals731/
Ekols731/
Iokheles7118/
Yeykelis717/
Akhelesh713/
Ikeiless711/
Equeless711/
Akeelesh711/
Hokeless711/
Eckols67445/
Akales67242/
Akelis67158/
Akiles6726/
Ikoles6710/
Akelys679/
Ecoles675/
Ekhols674/
Ecales671/
Ikales671/
Akhielesh671/
Eciles671/
Ikelis671/
Akoles671/
Eckals670/
Eakols670/

Ekeles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekeles in the Russian language
Екелесekeles-

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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 Ekeles
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