Eklas Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Namibia

Eklas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eklas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
India81:95,883,173728,828
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Eklas (2,205) may also be a first name.

Eklas Last Name Facts

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

Eklas (Bengali: একলাস, Hindi: एकलास, Marathi: इकलास) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eklas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 474,151st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Eklas live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Eklas is also the 159,335th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 2,205 people.

The last name Eklas is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Outside of Bangladesh this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekhlas911,326/
Eklash917/
Eklaas911/
Ekhlass834/
Ekhlash833/
Ekillas831/
Heeklas831/
Aekhlas831/
Hecklas830/
Iklas80470/
Aklas8038/
Yklas8037/
Eclas8016/
Eklos804/
Hecklaus772/
Ekillass771/
Ikhlas735,772/
Akhlas73613/
Acklas73164/
Hoklas7389/
Ihklas7344/
Iklass7340/
Oklias7334/
Iklash7322/
Icklas739/
Aklass738/
Eclass735/
Ecklos734/
Aklash733/
Euclas731/
Aklyas731/
Haklas731/
Iklaas731/
Iklyas731/
Eclias731/
Oklass730/
Heclas730/
Eklashova7124/
Ekhlasova713/
Ikhlass67183/
Gigklas6743/
Akhlash6724/
Ikhlash6724/
Ikhlaas6722/
Ikhlyas675/
Iikhlas675/
Akhlass675/
Aikhlas675/
Ikhlaus673/
Akillas673/
Iklasse672/
Acklass671/
Ikhlase671/
Acklays671/
Ikliass671/
Akliass671/
O'Klass671/
Ikhllas671/
Hohklas671/
Eckloss671/
Ikllass671/
Ikillas671/
Hocklas670/
Hacklas670/

Eklas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eklas in the Bengali language
একলাসekalasa-
Eklas in the Hindi language
एकलासekalasa-
Eklas in the Marathi language
इकलासikalasa66.67
एकलासekalasa16.67
ईकलासikalasa16.67

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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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  • 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 Eklas
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