Ikechukwu Forename

4,047th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 259,751 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikechukwu Forename User-submission:

The name Ikechukwu means 'the power of God' in the Igbo language. It derives from the words ike, meaning 'power', and chukwu, meaning 'God'. Ike is a diminutive form of this name. It originated from Southeastern Nigeria or Biafra.

Ikechukwu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
257,5371:689100
Ghana-5621:48,0182,599
United States
100%
4751:763,23617,521
England
97%
 
3861:144,0494,797
Poland-1881:202,2723,614
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
South Africa
100%
951:574,02826,238
Brazil
100%
481:4,463,25372,448
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Canada
100%
361:920,37119,051
Iceland-311:11,8071,007
Scotland
100%
251:214,0153,700
Germany
100%
201:4,833,89419,927
Senegal-161:911,3358,896
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
Sweden
100%
111:896,17318,593
Liberia
100%
101:441,20612,452
Malaysia
54%
 
101:3,044,99479,253
Jamaica-91:320,3599,892
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Wales-81:386,7895,520
Netherlands
100%
81:2,112,76026,769
Benin-61:1,762,64036,264
Thailand
100%
61:11,677,636152,954
Greece-51:2,186,91011,382
Kenya-51:9,261,42235,582
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Saint Kitts and Nevis-41:13,7151,549
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Niger-41:4,795,99843,246
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Equatorial Guinea-41:284,422684
Italy-41:15,265,52238,916
India-41:303,719,4932,628,057
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Finland
 
67%
21:2,741,59219,235
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Northern Cyprus-11:318,1333,044
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015

Ikechukwu (63,320) may also be a surname.

Ikechukwu Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Ikechukwu means 'the power of God' in the Igbo language. It derives from the words ike, meaning 'power', and chukwu, meaning 'God'. Ike is a diminutive form of this name. It originated from Southeastern Nigeria or Biafra.

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