Zekli Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Hungary

Zekli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Zekli (26) may also be a first name.

Zekli Last Name Facts

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

Zekli occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zekli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Zekli live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Zekli is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Zekli is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 75 percent reside and Kogi, where 25 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeklai911/
Czekli911/
Zegklis831/
Çekli801,000/
Sekli80816/
Zokli80635/
Zakli80310/
Jekli8061/
Cekli8061/
Zikli802/
Zekla802/
Gekli801/
Zikeli73769/
Chekli73711/
Zeikle7388/
Zagkli7381/
Seklyi7351/
Zekler7317/
Zaklie7315/
Czékli7314/
Ziekle7311/
Zekley739/
Zegkla735/
Dzekle734/
Zekleh734/
Saekli734/
Czikli733/
Seklii732/
Zaklai732/
Zekloy731/
Ziekla731/
Zakhli731/
Djekli731/
Sekloi731/
Dzokli731/
Sekhli731/
Zikhli731/
Zehkle731/
Zhakli731/
Czekly731/
Jekkli731/
Ceklie731/
Zeklee731/
Seklei731/
Seikli731/
Zeakle730/
Zcekly730/
Zeckle730/
Tchekli6738/
Sekelli6723/
Zickeli6713/
Çekilli679/
Zoekleh677/
Dzaklui675/
Tseklia674/
Ziqueli673/
Zikheli673/
Szsekly672/
Dzekley671/
Tzhakli671/
Cheklih671/
Tzogkli671/
Zieckle671/
Zeklaya671/
Tzoklih671/
Zsiklai671/
Ziekler670/
Zeakley670/

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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 Zekli
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