Eklon Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eklon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eklon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Eklon (66) may also be a first name.

Eklon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eklon is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eklon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eklon? popularity and diffusion

Eklon is the 5,812,366th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Eklon live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,201,840th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 66 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside.

Eklon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eklon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eklon surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecklon9166/
Eklone9136/
Eklond9112/
Ekloin919/
Heklon911/
Eiklon910/
Ecklond8329/
Jeklong833/
Eiklone833/
Heuklon833/
Eckloun831/
Jecklon831/
Eklan8022/
Oklon8011/
Aklon806/
Eklun804/
Eklann7313/
Jiklon7310/
Hiklon739/
Ecklun739/
Ahklon735/
Ekclom731/
Ekhlom731/
Eklian731/
Eklunk731/
Eklune731/
Ecklan731/
Haklon730/
Acklon730/
Ecklom730/
Eklundh67244/
Eikland67142/
Hekland6796/
Akllion6743/
Ekklang6734/
Esklund6729/
Eakland6718/
Eiklund6711/
Ekliang676/
Icklone675/
Okellon674/
Ekhlank671/
Jeklian671/
Yokloun671/
Yokleon671/
Ecklane671/
Ecklung671/
Ekclund671/
Aklhoon671/
Yiklong671/
Jeklyan671/
Ecklann670/
Edkland670/
Eskland670/
Eaklund670/

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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 Eklon
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