Ekelof Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekelof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekelof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ekelof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekelof is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekelof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Ekelof is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ekelof live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Ekelof is most frequent in: Maryland, where 30 percent live, Oregon, where 22 percent live and Illinois, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 15 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Ekelof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ekelof surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ekelof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekelhof9292/
Ekelhoff8687/
Eikelhof8645/
Eykelhof8633/
Ekelov833/
Eckelhoff80126/
Eijkelhof80116/
Eykelhoff8033/
Eyckelhof8018/
Ekelova776/
Eskelov776/
Ekoloff771/
Eijckelhof7549/
Eijkelhoff757/
Eyckelhoff754/
Eijckelhoff7123/
Yekhelaf716/
Esquelof713/
Hekelova712/
Eqelhoff711/
Akelov6798/
Ekolow6721/
Okelov6720/
Ekalov679/
Akhellouf675/
Heckelova673/
Okolof673/
Akelow673/
Ecklehoff672/
Akilof672/
Ekilov672/
Ekolov671/
Ekalaf671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekelof
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