Ekweli Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ekweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Nigeria2131:831,65636,746
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ekweli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekweli occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekweli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 651,048th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweli are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 46 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Ekweli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ekweli surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwelie9251/
Ekweali9227/
Ekwueli924/
Ekwele83858/
Ekwela83190/
Ikweli83132/
Akweli8360/
Okweli8337/
Ekwali8330/
Ekwili8322/
Egweli833/
Ekwelle77770/
Ikweali7788/
Ekwilai7767/
Ekweala773/
Akweili771/
Okwueli771/
Ekwuele771/
Ikwoeli771/
Ekwelet771/
Ekwaili771/
Eakwilai718/
Eghweili716/
Ekwealer713/
Aekwilai712/
Okwoli672,083/
Egwali67772/
Ekwale67591/
Okwele67463/
Akwele67444/
Egwele67259/
Egbeli67230/
Okwili67207/
Okwali67165/
Egwela67152/
Akwali67151/
Agweli67145/
Ikwele67131/
Ikwely6778/
Igweli6769/
Ikwali6757/
Ikwela6737/
Ogweli6728/
Ekuela6721/
Egwili6716/
Egwoli679/
Okwelehie675/
Ekuele674/
Ekwole673/
Egueli673/
Ekuili672/
Akwoli672/
Ekhweilhe671/
Akueli671/

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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 Ekweli
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