Ekhed Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekhed Surname User-submission:

The Ekhed surname means 'flat land of oaks'. Ek means 'oak' and hed means 'piece of flat land'. This surname comes from Sweden. It is a relatively new name.

Ekhed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ekhed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ekhed surname means 'flat land of oaks'. Ek means 'oak' and hed means 'piece of flat land'. This surname comes from Sweden. It is a relatively new name.

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Ekhed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekhed is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekhed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ekhed is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ekhed live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Ekhed is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Barring Sweden it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekehed9129/
Eked895/
Eskehed8321/
Eakhead830/
Okhed804,032/
Akhed80465/
Ejhed8037/
Ekeid808/
Eched802/
Ekeed801/
Jeked801/
Ecked800/
Heched739/
Ikched732/
Etched732/
Eckedt731/
Ekethe731/
Jekhid731/
Akheed731/
Echeid730/
Aked67846/
Ekid67422/
Eged67365/
Eket67228/
Eced6794/
Ajkheid6782/
Ejed6775/
Iked6719/
Oked6716/
Ackehed6712/
Jhed675/
Yked672/
Eckeidt671/
Ietched671/
Jked671/
Ekjd671/
Yekethe671/
Ekesthe671/
Ackhead670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekhed
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