Ekelu Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Ekelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 168 | 1:232,377 | 17,736 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ekelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekelu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ekelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekelu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,088,856th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekelu reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 232,377. In Uganda Ekelu is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 49 percent live, Soroti District, where 40 percent live and Serere District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeulu | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ezkelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ekaelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eikelau | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekolu | 80 | 1,086 | / |
| Ekalu | 80 | 888 | / |
| Ekilu | 80 | 279 | / |
| Okelu | 80 | 184 | / |
| Ecelu | 80 | 169 | / |
| Ikelu | 80 | 79 | / |
| Akelu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Eskelius | 77 | 15 | / |
| Jekelius | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eickelau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehejkelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekollu | 73 | 218 | / |
| Ekileu | 73 | 209 | / |
| Echelu | 73 | 143 | / |
| Akaelu | 73 | 62 | / |
| Ekolau | 73 | 41 | / |
| Hekalu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Okaelu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ekilau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Okealu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ekeloo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekiolu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akeelu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Okoelu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aikelu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oekalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekallu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aekalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekkalu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hakelu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aqeelu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akkelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekilui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekyolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eekolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aekolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohejkelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eekeloo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Eakollu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Okoeluu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iskelou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekileut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yekeloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echelau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akielou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikelui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akheelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakeelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakkalu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ekelu
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