Ekitela Surname

59,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ekitela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekitela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,4471:5,467762
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ekitela (1,869) may also be a first name.

Ekitela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekitela is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekitela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 59,349th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 856,854 people. Ekitela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekitela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 176,043rd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,869 people.

Ekitela is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,447 people, or 1 in 5,467. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 89 percent live, Samburu County, where 4 percent live and Isiolo County, where 3 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Ekitela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekitela last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekkitela9310/
Yekkitela885/
Ekkiteela883/
Yekiteela881/
Akitela86689/
Okitela86318/
Ekitala8624/
Ekitila863/
Ekitele861/
Ekutela861/
Ekitelo861/
Yekkiteela828/
Jeketela80122/
Ekkitila805/
Ekkitala804/
Okiteela801/
Akitelah801/
Jikitela801/
Jkkitela801/
Okittela801/
Yeketela801/
Ekkittila751/
Ekaithala751/
Akitola71135/
Iketela7141/
Okitala7138/
Okitola716/
Yikkiteela715/
Okutela713/
Akitala712/
Okitelo711/
Okeitola677/
Akkitila671/

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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 Ekitela
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