Ihek Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ihek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ihek Last Name Facts

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

Ihek is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihek? popularity and diffusion

Ihek is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Ihek reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ihek is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 50 percent reside and Lagos, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ihek occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iheke891,991/
Iheak898/
Jihek897/
Iheuk891/
Iek861,484/
Aijhek8012/
Iheake808/
Iheeke807/
Ihedke801/
Yiek755,323/
Jiek75463/
Hyek7587/
Ieck7582/
Hiek7573/
Iheg7542/
Ehek7528/
Uhek7516/
Ihec7515/
Ijek7510/
Ieke758/
Ieek755/
Iesk753/
Yhek753/
Ghek752/
Jhek752/
Iekh752/
Iekz752/
Ieqk752/
Iekp751/
Ihyk751/
Ihex751/
Iekt751/
Iekq751/
Iekc751/
Iheq751/
Ihik751/
Ek6750,975/
Hieke672,247/
Huđek67228/
Heyck67129/
Ijeke67120/
Yieke6790/
Jihec6745/
Hijek6739/
Iecks6739/
Hieck6728/
Ayiek6716/
Jieke6715/
Aijek6713/
Ahaek6713/
Aiyek6710/
Ojiek6710/
Gheko677/
Aheek677/
Hiekh676/
Yheck676/
Jijek675/
Eheck674/
Hihec672/
Ejiek672/
Eijek672/
Iekcq671/
Ihezx671/
Ihikq671/
Aaiek671/
Iecgk671/
Yiekp671/
Oijek671/
Hueek671/
Jheck671/
Hyeck671/
Yheke671/
Iekhe671/
Ehekh671/
Ihike671/
Jieik671/
Iuhjk671/
Iheakowa671/
Hüeck671/
Ihieg670/

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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 Ihek
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