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 is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekweli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 651,048th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekweli live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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 last name is primarily 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
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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 Ekweli
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