Ekolu Surname
Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname
Ekolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 782 | 1:49,922 | 6,052 |
| India | 272 | 1:2,820,093 | 86,413 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Ekolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ekolu is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekolu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 338,735th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,710,447 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ekolu are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 782 people, or 1 in 49,922. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Amuria District, where 37 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 22 percent reside and Soroti District, where 19 percent reside. Besides Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekollu | 91 | 218 | / |
| Yekolu | 91 | 98 | / |
| Ekolau | 91 | 41 | / |
| Ekolou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aekolu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eekolu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yekollu | 83 | 1,026 | / |
| Ekoulou | 83 | 103 | / |
| Eakollu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Jekollu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekoolou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yekoolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekalu | 80 | 888 | / |
| Ekulu | 80 | 734 | / |
| Akolu | 80 | 426 | / |
| Ekelu | 80 | 226 | / |
| Ikolu | 80 | 177 | / |
| Ecolu | 80 | 148 | / |
| Okolu | 80 | 145 | / |
| Ykolu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyekolu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jeekollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yekkollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekuleu | 73 | 559 | / |
| Okoilu | 73 | 320 | / |
| Okolou | 73 | 82 | / |
| Ekullu | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ekulut | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ekeulu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hekalu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Akollu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akoylu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hokolu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Okuolu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okoelu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aikolu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eukulu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okoulu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okoliu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akholu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikollu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gekulu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekallu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akkolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekkulu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yykolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aekalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oekalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yokolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okollu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekkalu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekuulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akuolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoğlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yekalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikolou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Itkolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jekalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyikoğlu | 71 | 89 | / |
| Geyikgolu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Hakoğlu | 67 | 142 | / |
| Hakkolu | 67 | 78 | / |
| Akkollu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Akcollu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ikoulou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okoeluu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eikelau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yekallu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yokollu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hakolou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okhollu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okuolou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikolout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajkolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekullu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkullu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkatlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakkalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoolou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaleut | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ekolu
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