Ekels Surname

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

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ekels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ekels Last Name Facts

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

Ekels (Russian: Экелс) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Ekels is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Ekels live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 201,038. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 38 percent are found, North Brabant, where 31 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Ekels is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Ekels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ekels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ekels surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekels Last Name Statistics demography

Ekels earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning $44,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckels912,144/
Eekels91389/
Jekels91211/
Ekkels91104/
Eykels9112/
Eakels9110/
Oekels915/
Eikels911/
Hekels911/
Ekells910/
Ekls892/
Heukels83356/
Heckels83137/
Eeckels83114/
Eickels83103/
Eackels8335/
Eijkels8319/
Jekkels838/
Eikeles831/
Echkels831/
Jiekels831/
Giekels831/
Eskelse831/
Eckells830/
Heskels830/
Jeckels830/
Ikels80133/
Ekles8074/
Eklås809/
Eckls802/
Ekils801/
Akels801/
Ecels800/
Jeckells77167/
Eackeles772/
Ekelless771/
Heckells770/
Eckles733,057/
Okkels73380/
Ackels73318/
Ockels73164/
Eakles73146/
Equels7398/
Echels7367/
Aikels7333/
Ekless7323/
Hakels7320/
Jikels738/
Hecels734/
Eccels734/
Eckils731/
Etkles731/
Eekelz731/
Jäkels731/
Eikles730/
Akeels730/
Ecells730/
Eecles730/
Ecklls730/
Jäckels67385/
Heckles67197/
Eackles67100/
Geckles6769/
Jickels6736/
Ecckles6735/
Eskills6734/
Höckels6720/
Jikkels6715/
Eichels678/
Jikells676/
Eckless676/
Eqls672/
Eachels672/
Jeckles671/
Eickles671/
Ackells671/
Ackelss671/
Hackels671/
Ecls671/
Eklx671/
Ecklese670/
Yickels670/
Hickels670/
Echells670/
Eeccles670/

Ekels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekels in the Russian language
Экелсekels-

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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 Ekels
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