Ekfelt Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Ekfelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekfelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Norway101:514,22941,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ekfelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekfelt is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekfelt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekfelt is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Ekfelt occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Ekfelt reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Ekfelt is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden Ekfelt is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 91 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Sweden Ekfelt is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Norway, where 31 percent live.

Ekfelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ekfelt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekfelt last name increased 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekfelt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ekfelt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.11% less than the national average, earning 248,791 kr per year and in United States they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning $76,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekfeldt92392/
Eckfelt920/
Eckfeldt86118/
Eskfeldt866/
Hoekfelt861/
Ekfält8311/
Egfelt832/
Heikefelt805/
Eickfeldt802/
Eckfeld77124/
Hökfelt7737/
Hokfelt7727/
Hakfelt7723/
Ekfäldt7711/
Eskfält779/
Eckfldt770/
Eggfelt770/
Ecfeldt770/
Eckfield7134/
Eickfeld7111/
Ackfeldt7110/
Hackfelt714/
Haekfeld713/
Heikfält711/
Yockfelt710/
Hoegfeldt6716/
Ogfelt678/
Okfeld672/
Akfeld671/
Egfeld670/
Hackfeldt670/
Hockfeldt670/

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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 Ekfelt
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