Ekitela Surname
Approximately 8,505 people bear this surname
Ekitela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,447 | 1:5,467 | 762 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ekitela (1,869) may also be a first name.
Ekitela Demographics
Ekitela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ekitela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekitela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekitela is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekitela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ekitela is the 59,349th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 856,854 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekitela reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ekitela is also the 176,043rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,869 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 8,447 people, or 1 in 5,467. In Kenya Ekitela is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 89 percent are found, Samburu County, where 4 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Ekitela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekkitela | 93 | 10 | / |
| Yekkitela | 88 | 5 | / |
| Ekkiteela | 88 | 3 | / |
| Yekiteela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akitela | 86 | 689 | / |
| Okitela | 86 | 318 | / |
| Ekitala | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ekitila | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ekitele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekutela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekitelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yekkiteela | 82 | 8 | / |
| Jeketela | 80 | 122 | / |
| Ekkitila | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ekkitala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Okiteela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akitelah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jikitela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jkkitela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okittela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeketela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekkittila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekaithala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akitola | 71 | 135 | / |
| Iketela | 71 | 41 | / |
| Okitala | 71 | 38 | / |
| Okitola | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yikkiteela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Okutela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akitala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okitelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeitola | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akkitila | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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