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
Ekelu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ekelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekelu is the 1,088,856th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekelu are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Ekelu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 232,377. In Uganda Ekelu is primarily concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 49 percent live, Soroti District, where 40 percent live and Serere District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Ekelu
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