Ekilas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ekilas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekilas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ekilas (5) may also be a first name.

Ekilas Last Name Facts

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

Ekilas occurs most in Niger. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ekilas.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekilas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ekilas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ekilas live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common forename in the world, held by 5 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger it is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Niger it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekailas9210/
Ekilass925/
Ekilasse861/
Ekkilass861/
Jekailas861/
Akilas83510/
Ikilas8343/
Ekelas832/
Okilas831/
Ekulas831/
Ekkilasse805/
Ikilass77364/
Akilass7776/
Eakulas7728/
Ikhilas7726/
Akhilas776/
Akilash774/
Akielas774/
Ikilase772/
Akailas771/
Akilias771/
Gekelas771/
Ikkilas771/
Ekelass771/
Esquilas71141/
Ikilasse7148/
Ikhilass716/
Akhilash716/
Akailass716/
Ikailass711/
Jikailas711/
Aikailas711/
Edquilas711/
Aikilass711/
Akulas67157/
Ykylas6771/
Escaillas6750/
Okulas6718/
Esquilase678/
Esquilias671/

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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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  • 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 Ekilas
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