Cognomen Ekel (Ekel 
, Eckel 
, Екел 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The last name Ekel is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Indonesia. Very seldom, Ekel is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ekel | Brazil, Germany, France, Indonesia, United States |
| Eckel | Brazil, Canada, Germany, United States, Austria |
| Екел | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Екель | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus |
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piet ekel Dutch actor (1921-2012), NL (b. 1921) |
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| jožef ekel SI (b. 1892) |
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| dominique ekel French politician, FR (b. 1956) |
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| fendry ekel painter, NL (b. 1971) |
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