Ezekiel Surname
Approximately 163,627 people bear this surname
Ezekiel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 97,049 | 1:1,825 | 240 |
| Tanzania | 51,323 | 1:1,032 | 135 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| Kenya | 3,638 | 1:12,694 | 1,579 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| United States | 1,236 | 1:293,252 | 27,177 |
| Malawi | 915 | 1:18,709 | 2,930 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 764 | 1:10,672 | 935 |
| England | 468 | 1:119,056 | 12,089 |
| Cameroon | 438 | 1:47,418 | 6,217 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Canada | 389 | 1:94,719 | 10,322 |
| Botswana | 160 | 1:13,668 | 2,650 |
| Liberia | 159 | 1:27,727 | 2,679 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Lesotho | 27 | 1:75,280 | 9,683 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
The alternate forms: Ezékiel (1) & Ézékiel (1) are calculated separately.
Ezekiel (304,091) may also be a first name.
Ezekiel Demographics
Ezekiel Political Affiliation
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Ezekiel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ezekiel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ezekiel (Arabic: ازكيل, Oriya: ଇଜକନିଏଲ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Ezékiel or Ézékiel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ezekiel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,424th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 44,538 people. The surname Ezekiel is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ezekiel live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,434th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 304,091 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 97,049 people, or 1 in 1,825. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 8 percent are found, Rivers, where 7 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Sudan, where 2 percent are found.
Ezekiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ezekiel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ezekiel last name expanded 1,134 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,463 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ezekiel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ezekiel last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ezekiel are 40.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.88% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ezekiel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.19% less than the national average, earning R 123,132 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $50,297 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ezekiel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଜକନିଏଲ | ijakani'ela | 50 |
| ଇଜକିଏଲ | ijaki'ela | 50 |
| Ezekiel in the Arabic language | ||
| ازكيل | azkyl | - |
| حزقيال | hzqyal | - |
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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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- 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 Ezekiel
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