Ekelund Surname

108,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekelund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekelund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,0261:3,254312
Denmark4161:13,5691,311
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Norway2821:18,2352,284
Canada771:478,51441,057
Finland381:144,65013,416
England181:3,095,448105,421
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Ekelund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekelund occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekelund? popularity and diffusion

It is the 108,618th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,700,711 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ekelund live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,026 people, or 1 in 3,254. In Sweden it is most common in: Skåne County, where 33 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent live and Stockholm County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Ekelund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ekelund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ekelund surname grew 1,372 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekelund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekelund are 4.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ekelund earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning 330,888 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $48,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $43,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eskelund93557/
Ekkelund9344/
Ekelundh9318/
Eikelund9312/
Eckelund930/
Akelund865/
Hakelund803/
Ekelum7716/
Ikelun772/
Ikeloune671/
Ekilon6210/
Ecilun620/
Ikyolun5715/
Jikilun571/
Icheluun531/
Hickelon530/

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Ekelund Reference & Research

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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 Ekelund
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