Eklou Surname

33,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Eklou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eklou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo14,5951:49722
Benin1,0781:9,5881,336
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
France561:1,186,120124,657
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Éklou (1) are calculated separately.

Eklou (4,765) may also be a first name.

Eklou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eklou occurs most in Togo. It may be rendered as a variant: Éklou. For other possible spellings of Eklou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eklou? popularity and diffusion

Eklou is the 33,342nd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 457,473 people. The surname Eklou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Eklou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eklou is also the 99,123rd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 4,765 people.

The last name is most frequent in Togo, where it is carried by 14,595 people, or 1 in 497. Beside Togo this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Eklou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eklou surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Eklou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $36,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éklou931/
Ecklou912/
Eklu896,174/
Eklo891,234/
Eclou801,120/
Ekleo8023/
Ekloe8011/
Eiklo8010/
Eklio808/
Heklo805/
Iklou802/
Eeklo802/
Ekloh802/
Geklu802/
Eklop802/
Heklu801/
Ekllu801/
Ekloi801/
Ekllo801/
Ekloy800/
Ecklo800/
Heklau7327/
Ekellu7314/
Ekello739/
Ecklos734/
Ecklud733/
Isklou733/
Ekliau732/
Eekloo732/
Eecklo732/
Ecloue732/
Eklojo731/
Gekloh731/
Ekillu731/
Eclouh731/
Eetklo731/
Eekelo731/
Hecklo731/
Ekluud731/
Jekloh731/
Eklush731/
Eckloe731/
Eckloa731/
Jecklo731/
Ekla67238/
Hecklau67210/
Eeckloo67117/
Eclo6731/
Eekeloo6723/
Escloup6710/
Yklo675/
Jekellu675/
Eikelau674/
Geikloo672/
Eclu672/
Eckloss671/
Heklotz671/
Ekkellu671/
Ekkillu671/
Ecklott671/
Eeckelo671/
Eisklut670/

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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 Eklou
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