Ekemela Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Ekemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 132 | 1:157,341 | 17,155 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Ekemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekemela occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekemela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekemela reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Ekemela is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 157,341. In Cameroon Ekemela is most numerous in: South Region, where 66 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 23 percent are found and Far North Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekemela'a | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ekomela | 86 | 171 | / |
| Ekemele | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ekamela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ekemala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekemola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekamila | 71 | 69 | / |
| Ekamala | 71 | 61 | / |
| Ekomola | 71 | 48 | / |
| Ekomila | 71 | 36 | / |
| Ekemolo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Okemola | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ikomela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Akamela | 71 | 6 | / |
| Okemelo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ikemola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikemely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikemeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hakamela | 67 | 378 | / |
| Ekamaila | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ekaamala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akkamela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akhemelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichemela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akamelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikamelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeumola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akkimela | 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 Ekemela
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