Zekeli Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zekeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5801:305,41917,008
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zekeli (166) may also be a first name.

Zekeli Last Name Facts

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

Zekeli has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zekeli is the 542,751st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. Zekeli occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zekeli are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zekeli is also the 710,504th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 166 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 305,419. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 68 percent reside, Benue, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Zekeli is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekelia924/
Zekelei921/
Zekaeli921/
Zikeli83769/
Jekeli83486/
Sekeli83234/
Zekele83172/
Çekeli8345/
Zekoli8341/
Zakeli8323/
Zekely8317/
Zekili838/
Zekali836/
Zekela836/
Cekeli832/
Zekolli77996/
Tsekeli77433/
Sekkeli77216/
Zakheli77170/
Čekeliš7736/
Jekelis7725/
Tjekeli7720/
Zickeli7713/
Jekelih7711/
Zikheli773/
Czikeli772/
Czekely772/
Sekelie771/
Zekhali771/
Čekelis771/
Sekelai771/
Djekeli771/
Chekeli771/
Zekhele771/
Zekilia771/
Siekkeli71128/
Dzhakeli7150/
Tchekeli7148/
Tshekeli7119/
Soekaeli7116/
Zeckelet7110/
Ts'ekeli714/
Sekielie712/
Tsegkeli712/
Tsekeuli712/
Jeiskeli712/
Zseckely711/
Tsoekeli711/
Sekele677,616/
Sekali672,095/
Zikali671,713/
Zekily67540/
Sekelj67425/
Sikeli67363/
Sekili67326/
Sökeli67228/
Sekoli67180/
Cekili67179/
Sokeli67164/
Zakele67159/
Zakelj67128/
Jikeli6779/
Zakali6776/
Sakeli6764/
Jekele6741/
Jekili6734/
Çökeli6733/
Zekale6723/
Zakely6722/
Zikoli6717/
Tsegkelis6716/
Zakili6714/
Zekila6711/
Zikely6710/
Cekela679/
Zakoli678/
Cekele678/
Jeiskelid677/
Zecoli677/
Zokele675/
Zikele674/
Zikela674/
Zokoli674/
Zikili672/
Zokali672/
Čekele671/
Tchekelei671/
Zekolj671/
Çekili671/
Zoekollie671/
Gekele671/
Zeqili671/
Ziceli671/

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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 Zekeli
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