Ekelo Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ekelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Ekelo (13) may also be a first name.

Ekelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekelo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekelo is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Ekelo live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The surname Ekelo is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 58 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Ekelo Last Name Statistics demography

Ekelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.21% less than the national average, earning R 120,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekelo91869/
Ekelot9173/
Ekeloo919/
Ekeloi916/
Ekeloa913/
Jekelo912/
Gekelo912/
Hekelo912/
Ekeelo911/
Eekelo911/
Eekeloo8323/
Ejkeilo831/
Ekeliot831/
Eeckelo831/
Ekheloa831/
Yekeloo831/
Yekelyo831/
Eckeloy830/
Okelo8013,223/
Akelo805,172/
Ekolo801,356/
Ekalo80653/
Ekela80384/
Ikelo8089/
Ekleo8023/
Ekilo809/
Ecelo806/
Eeckeloo77235/
Heiskelo771/
Hekela731,571/
Gecelo73586/
Ekollo73564/
Yekela73322/
Hekalo73201/
Ekkela73173/
Jekela73172/
Jikelo73167/
Ekhalo73105/
Akelio7398/
Oekolo7340/
Ekaluo7332/
Ikeulo7326/
Ekaela7317/
Okeluo7315/
Ekallo7314/
Okeelo7313/
Gekela7312/
Ikeloi7312/
Akeelo7310/
Okeilo737/
Okealo737/
Ekoloh737/
Hakelo737/
Aekolo736/
Ekeala735/
Hekolo735/
Eekela734/
Echelo734/
Ikeloa734/
Okeloi734/
Yikelo734/
Akeloo734/
Eketla733/
Okelio733/
Akeloi733/
Ikhelo732/
Ikelot732/
Okeloh732/
Iokelo731/
Eckalo731/
Eakela731/
Ekelah731/
Akealo731/
Akhelo731/
Akeilo731/
Ikielo731/
Okeloo731/
Okhelo731/
Ykealo731/
Ekaloh731/
Ekoela731/
Ekolyo731/
Ekiloa731/
Ekelat731/
Ekeula731/
Eukela731/
Akielo731/
Akkelo731/
Akeloh731/
Ecelho731/
Ekholo731/
Akeloj731/
Okoelo731/
Hokelo731/
Ekhela731/
Ekelia731/
Akaelo731/
Yokelo731/
Eeckeloot71107/
Eckelhoss711/
Ikheloa671,104/
Heikalo6753/
Eikelia6726/
Okhielo6713/
Ykeallo6711/
Ekhelah6711/
Yekkela679/
Yikealo676/
Okoeluo674/
Heikela674/
Eckelad672/
Eukelia672/
Okhello672/
Iskelou672/
Hejkela671/
Ekelass671/
Eskeela671/
Eskelia671/
Hakeelo671/
Ikeloha671/
Echeluo671/
Yekelia671/
Yikaelo671/
Ehikela671/
Akielou671/
Akehloo671/
Ikehloa671/
Etkeila671/
Ekhella671/
Ackeloy670/

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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 Ekelo
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