Eklu Surname
Approximately 6,174 people bear this surname
Eklu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 5,040 | 1:1,438 | 143 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Eklu (924) may also be a first name.
Eklu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eklu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eklu is held by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Eklu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eklu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,067th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,180,361 people. The last name Eklu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Eklu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eklu is also the 266,476th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 924 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is borne by 5,040 people, or 1 in 1,438. Beside Togo Eklu occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eklou | 89 | 15,930 | / |
| Geklu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Heklu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ekllu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heklau | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ekellu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ecklud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ekliau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ecklou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eklush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekluud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekillu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oklu | 75 | 2,636 | / |
| Aklu | 75 | 87 | / |
| Eclu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hecklau | 73 | 210 | / |
| Jekellu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eikelau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekkillu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekkellu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eisklut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Eclou | 67 | 1,120 | / |
| Akliu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Giklu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekloe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hoklu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yklau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aiklu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aklui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hecklaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iklou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajklu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehejkelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeclu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaklu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akhlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iklus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Éklou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Equlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eickelau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eclus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiskluth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Eklu
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