Idekure Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Idekure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idekure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Idekure Last Name Facts

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

Idekure occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idekure? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idekure are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Idekure is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Idekure is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 90 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Idekure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Idekure surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idekur9217/
Idekura8645/
Idhekur861/
Edekure861/
Idikurt71800/
Udokure71118/
Ideekor716/
Hedakure6714/
Udohkure671/
Idaikoura631/
Edekor62439/
Idikor629/
Gedekhauri59105/
Idikiri5746/
Edekhor5711/
Idakiri578/
Udokuri574/
Edeckor573/
Edikura571/
Idikori571/
Idieqor571/
Udikuri571/

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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 Idekure
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