Ekly Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ekly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin281:369,12927,947
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ekly (25) may also be a first name.

Ekly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekly occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ekly reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ekly is also the 2,136,160th most common first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin Ekly is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 86 percent live and Littoral Department, where 14 percent live. Excluding Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Ekly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckly89284/
Eakly893/
Hekly893/
Ekley892/
Jekly892/
Eklay891/
Ekliy891/
Eekly891/
Eklly891/
Eklyt891/
Yekly890/
Ekloy890/
Eckley803,501/
Heckly80445/
Eakley80168/
Heakly8012/
Yekley803/
Geekly802/
Ekelly801/
Eukley801/
Jeklys801/
Jeckly801/
Hekley800/
Eikley800/
Yeckly800/
Eklley800/
Heekly800/
Geckly800/
Ekle75958/
Ekli75691/
Ekla75238/
Ikly753/
Ecly752/
Eklj751/
Yeckley73656/
Heckley73336/
Eickley7328/
Geckley7320/
Eakeley7313/
Ekkelly7310/
Jeckley736/
Ekelley732/
Heakley732/
Hekcley731/
Euckley731/
Yetkley731/
Jecklly731/
Yeskley730/
Hiekley730/
Heickly730/
Geekley730/
Ecklley730/
Eakle671,453/
Eckle671,093/
Gekle67183/
Hekli67116/
Eklid6785/
Eikli6764/
Hekle6761/
Jekli6761/
Yekli6753/
Eclay6744/
Jekle6743/
Ikley6726/
Eklie6724/
Eikla6720/
Ekkli6714/
Eikle6713/
Yekla6710/
Eklai679/
Eklio678/
Iklay677/
Yekle676/
Heackley674/
Hekla674/
Yokly673/
Ekkla673/
Ekleh673/
Eklee673/
Eickeley672/
Heickley672/
Eckli672/
Ecklé672/
Hikly671/
Eakla671/
Ekhla671/
Eqley671/
Ecley671/
Eklla671/
Iklya671/
Yecly671/
Gekli671/
Ekloi671/
Iklyo671/
Eklei671/
Eckeslly671/
Yikly671/
Eklip671/
Jeckelly671/
Jckly671/
Jekla670/
Jkley670/

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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
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  • 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 Ekly
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