Ekelin Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1741:56,5914,381
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ekelin Last Name Facts

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

Ekelin occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekelin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekelin is the 1,155,901st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Ekelin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Ekelin live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 56,591. In Sweden Ekelin is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 37 percent are found, Skåne County, where 24 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Ekelin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ekelin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $40,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $57,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekelina9218/
Ekelind9210/
Eckelin920/
Eskelind8614/
Jeckelin861/
Gekelina861/
Eskeling860/
Akelin8386/
Ekolin8319/
Ekalin838/
Ekelen834/
Ekelim832/
Ecelin831/
Ekelyn831/
Eikelienė802/
Heckeling800/
Eekelen77202/
Jecelin7749/
Echelin7720/
Ikeling774/
Ekilina774/
Eykelen774/
Hikelin773/
Ekelend772/
Ekiling772/
Ekilion771/
Eckelen771/
Esqelin771/
Ekcilin771/
Aikelin771/
Ackelin771/
Eklen7310/
Gequelin71219/
Aickelin7180/
Akelienė7133/
Esquelin7127/
Eickelen7117/
Heukelen718/
Jequelin715/
Heckelen712/
Eakkalin711/
Hoekelen711/
Eckholin711/
Hechelin711/
Eckalien710/
Akalin67705/
Akilin67282/
Okalin67247/
Ecalin67213/
Giequelin67126/
Ecolin67120/
Okolin6751/
Akylin6718/
Ekilen6714/
Akelyn676/
Ecklen675/
Akelen674/
Haakelien674/
Ikelim673/
Akolin673/
Ekolen672/
Gequeilin671/
Eckaln671/
Ikalin671/
Icelin671/
Jeklen671/
Eaklen670/

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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 Ekelin
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