Ekelum Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ekelum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekelume | 92 | 4 | / |
| Heukelum | 86 | 42 | / |
| Okelum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Akelum | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ekelund | 77 | 4,285 | / |
| Okoelum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eskelund | 71 | 557 | / |
| Ekkelund | 71 | 44 | / |
| Ekelundh | 71 | 18 | / |
| Eikelund | 71 | 12 | / |
| Echeloum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eckelund | 71 | 0 | / |
| Okolum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okilum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikelun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikelom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhelom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jikhalum | 57 | 20 | / |
| Aychelum | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ikeloune | 57 | 1 | / |
| Huykelom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hakallum | 57 | 1 | / |
| Huijkelom | 53 | 18 | / |
| Aycheluhm | 53 | 4 | / |
| Ekilon | 50 | 10 | / |
| Ikilom | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ecilun | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Ekelum
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis