Ekkes Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ekkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ekkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekkes is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekkes? popularity and diffusion

Ekkes is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Ekkes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ekkes are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 402,076. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 52 percent reside, South Holland, where 33 percent reside and Gelderland, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Ekkes exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekkes913/
Ekkest910/
Ekes89553/
Jekkeis831/
Eckes802,609/
Eakes802,133/
Ikkes80116/
Okkes80110/
Yekes8088/
Akkes8070/
Etkes8023/
Ekese8018/
Eikes8017/
Jekes8013/
Ykkes807/
Eykes805/
Ekesh805/
Ekees804/
Ekeus803/
Hekes802/
Ökkes802/
Iekes801/
Ekkis801/
Eekes801/
Eukes801/
Ekies801/
Ekess801/
Ekehs801/
Ekeas800/
Heikes731,362/
Heskes73511/
Heckes73481/
Jekese73180/
Okkies73147/
Heykes7381/
Akkees7373/
Yekese7368/
Yeckes7349/
Akkesh7345/
Heakes7341/
Giekes7341/
Akkies7340/
Eickes7338/
Jeakes7333/
Eckess7332/
Hokkes7327/
Heekes7326/
Hetkes7320/
Ekesse7316/
Haekes7312/
Eijkes7310/
Eakets739/
Hekese739/
Hiekes735/
Ieckes735/
Jeckes734/
Yekies733/
Hakkes732/
Jekees731/
Jekies731/
Eckees731/
Eckets731/
Eakeas731/
Edckes731/
Eekesh731/
Eskest731/
Hekest731/
Ekehes731/
Hehkes731/
Jeikes731/
Eyckes731/
Ekhese731/
Geckes731/
Eketts730/
Yekess730/
Eckest730/
Yoekes730/
Akes67684/
Ekis67656/
Okes67564/
Ékes67542/
Ikes67222/
Eces67114/
Eaketts6769/
Eskeets6755/
Ekés6754/
Geckeis6746/
Ekeç6740/
Ekeş6731/
Hekeshe6727/
Hakkies6718/
Eikesås677/
Ykes674/
Heikies671/
Jekheus671/
Eketshe671/
Ekeš671/
Heskeys671/
Eqes671/
Heskesh670/
Ekez670/
Jeuckes670/

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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 Ekkes
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