Ekle Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Ekle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4691:377,70320,101
Benin1841:56,1726,983
Norway1571:32,7534,576
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Ekle (46) may also be a first name.

Ekle Last Name Facts

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

Ekle (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻞ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ekle.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekle? popularity and diffusion

Ekle is the 374,029th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. The surname Ekle is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ekle live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 46 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 377,703. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 68 percent live, Lagos, where 12 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 19 percent live and Norway, where 16 percent live.

Ekle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ekle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekle last name increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekle surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ekle earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning 312,371 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning $39,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekele899,741/
Eakle891,453/
Eckle891,093/
Gekle89183/
Ekile89168/
Hekle8961/
Jekle8943/
Eklie8924/
Eikle8913/
Yekle896/
Oekle893/
Ekleh893/
Eklee893/
Ekley892/
Eklei891/
Eckley803,501/
Heckle80764/
Hekele80511/
Geckle80471/
Jeckle80283/
Eakley80168/
Yeckle80151/
Eakles80146/
Jeakle80140/
Ekelle80100/
Ekille8043/
Hekile8011/
Eckile8010/
Ekkele808/
Ekeale807/
Oehkle805/
Eekele805/
Eackle803/
Yekley803/
Ekoile803/
Heikle803/
Eskler802/
Hiekle802/
Ekliea802/
Yekler802/
Ekuile802/
Ekhile802/
Yekleh802/
Ekaile802/
Jekhle801/
Hekkle801/
Eakler801/
Ekleid801/
Eickle801/
Etkles801/
Eukley801/
Aekley801/
Gekleh801/
Yekhle801/
Eeikle801/
Ekeile801/
Ekhele801/
Eizkle801/
Jeklee801/
Giekle801/
Eklehi801/
Etkele801/
Jekleh801/
Hoekle800/
Eckele800/
Hekley800/
Eikley800/
Yeskle800/
Eklley800/
Ecklei800/
Ecklea800/
Esckle800/
Akle752,034/
Ecle751,470/
Ekli75691/
Okle75410/
Ekla75238/
Ikle75102/
Ekly7535/
Eklj751/
Jkle751/
Yeckley73656/
Heckley73336/
Heckele73311/
Heckles73197/
Eickler73190/
Eackles73100/
Hoeckle7367/
Ecckles7335/
Eickele7329/
Eickley7328/
Jekelle7327/
Geckley7320/
Hekhler7320/
Eakeley7313/
Heikele7310/
Jeckley736/
Hekkele735/
Hetkler734/
Eikhler734/
Ekelley732/
Heakley732/
Yekelle732/
Jekleer731/
Hekcler731/
Hekcley731/
Edkhile731/
Ekkelle731/
Eickles731/
Euckley731/
Haeckle731/
Yetkley731/
Yeklije731/
Heekler731/
Yecckle731/
Eskelle731/
Haekley730/
Heikler730/
Hoekley730/
Heickle730/
Yeskley730/
Hiekley730/
Geickle730/
Echkler730/
Geekley730/
Ecklley730/
Okley671,981/
Ikele671,916/
Akley67872/
Oklej67349/
Eckly67284/
Ikile67274/
Jäkle67268/
Ackle67268/
Oikle67184/
Aklei67166/
Akleh67165/
Oklei67151/
Hekli67116/
Oklie67106/
Ecler6788/
Eklid6785/
Aikle6775/
Eikli6764/
Jekli6761/
Yekli6753/
Ecles6726/
Ikley6726/
Okleh6725/
Eikla6720/
Eicle6718/
Ekkli6714/
Hykle6713/
Heikkile6713/
Aakle6712/
Hoeckley6710/
Yekla6710/
Hikle6710/
Aklie679/
Eklai679/
Oklee678/
Eklio678/
Hakle677/
Aklea676/
Jeickles676/
Akhle674/
Edkhille674/
Heackley674/
Hekla674/
Gecle674/
Iecle674/
Yokle673/
Eccle673/
Eakly673/
Hekly673/
Ekkla673/
Aklee673/
Ojiekhle673/
Ikhle673/
Eickeley672/
Ekail672/
Heickley672/
Jekly672/
Akkle672/
Aklle672/
Eacle672/
Iklle672/
Eckli672/
Yikle672/
Ecklé672/
Ockle671/
Heckleer671/
Hecle671/
Heikklie671/
Heiskler671/
Hechkler671/
Iklee671/
Eakla671/
Ekhla671/
Eklay671/
Ekliy671/
Eekly671/
Eqley671/
Ecley671/
Jekellie671/
Eklla671/
Okhle671/
Heackler671/
Yecle671/
Gekli671/
Eqele671/
Eqleh671/
Eklly671/
Ekloi671/
Ekelless671/
Akleu671/
Ecled671/
Ekgel671/
Eklip671/
Eklyt671/
Jekla670/
Yekly670/
Jckle670/
Ekloy670/
Eucle670/
Jkley670/
Ickle670/

Ekle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﻞakl50
ﺍﻗﻞaql50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekle
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