Eklof Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Eklof Surname User-submission:

This is a Sweden surname, denoting someone who came from the oak leaf. It is derived from the words ek, meaning 'oak', and blad, löv, meaning 'leaf'.

Eklof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England201:2,785,90397,972
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Eklof (31) may also be a first name.

Eklof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Sweden surname, denoting someone who came from the oak leaf. It is derived from the words ek, meaning 'oak', and blad, löv, meaning 'leaf'.

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Eklof Last Name Facts

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

Eklof occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eklof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 577,768th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Eklof live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Eklof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eklof surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Eklof earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning $59,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecklof9172/
Eklofe9145/
Ekloff9127/
Eklofs913/
Ekloof913/
Eckloff83693/
Eklov8097/
Eklow8016/
Aklof805/
Eklaf803/
Eikelhof7745/
Eykelhof7733/
Eackloff7716/
Aklouf7383/
Akloff732/
Eklova732/
Ekhlaf731/
Eqloff731/
Akhlof731/
Ikhlof731/
Akloof731/
Ecloff730/
Eijkelhof71116/
Eykelhoff7133/
Eyckelhof7118/
Ecklehoff712/
Yekhlaf6797/
Eijckelhof6749/
Akhlouf6710/
Akhllof677/
Eijkelhoff677/
Eyckelhoff674/
Ikhlouf672/
Okhlouf671/
Jeklova671/
Ekhlova671/

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