Ekhlil Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ekhlil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekhlil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1081:37,9152,975
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ekhlil Last Name Facts

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

Ekhlil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻞ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekhlil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekhlil are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 37,915. In Mauritania it is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 31 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 19 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekhlill922/
Eklil9131/
Akhlil838/
Ikhlil836/
Eiklil831/
Jeklil831/
Jkhelil774/
Aklil735,462/
Iklil73337/
Ikklil676/
Hajkhelil674/
Akllil672/
Ichlil671/
Eklele671/
Jecliel622/
Iqlil5524/
Aqlil556/
Jhlhl551/
Eclel551/
Eacklesle530/
Hejlel501/

Ekhlil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekhlil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻞakhlyl87.5
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻞakhlyl12.5

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