Iheka Surname
Approximately 553 people bear this surname
Iheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 540 | 1:328,042 | 17,952 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Iheka (43) may also be a first name.
Iheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iheka is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iheka? popularity and diffusion
Iheka is the 570,540th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. The last name Iheka is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iheka reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iheka is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 43 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 328,042. In Nigeria Iheka is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Abia, where 13 percent reside and Edo, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iheaka | 91 | 623 | / |
| Ihekaa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ihejka | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ihekea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ihieka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ieka | 89 | 70 | / |
| Ihekoha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Iheakah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iheke | 80 | 1,991 | / |
| Iheko | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ietka | 80 | 65 | / |
| Uheka | 80 | 55 | / |
| Eheka | 80 | 33 | / |
| Jieka | 80 | 24 | / |
| Yieka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ijeka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Iekaa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Hieka | 80 | 14 | / |
| Iieka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jheka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ihika | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ieeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iejka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iekha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iheki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihekauch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eka | 75 | 94,362 | / |
| Iheuko | 73 | 212 | / |
| Hiekka | 73 | 150 | / |
| Hihika | 73 | 146 | / |
| Iheako | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ejieka | 73 | 39 | / |
| Iekaya | 73 | 32 | / |
| Aiyeka | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ihieke | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hiekha | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ayieka | 73 | 13 | / |
| Iheake | 73 | 8 | / |
| Iheeke | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ojieka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ihekou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hieska | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ajieka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ihieko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uyieka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihedke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihikai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyieka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijekat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihieki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jheuka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jijeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giecka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekka | 67 | 128,099 | / |
| Ekai | 67 | 21,878 | / |
| Yeka | 67 | 9,577 | / |
| Jeka | 67 | 2,566 | / |
| Geka | 67 | 1,719 | / |
| Ekau | 67 | 949 | / |
| Ieki | 67 | 672 | / |
| Ieko | 67 | 548 | / |
| Ekea | 67 | 414 | / |
| Ekaa | 67 | 391 | / |
| Ekha | 67 | 196 | / |
| Ekay | 67 | 157 | / |
| Ejka | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ieca | 67 | 30 | / |
| Iheachi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iika | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ieke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyka | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekaj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iheache | 67 | 3 | / |
| Egka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiekaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jihioka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hihhika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohjieka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheakoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihyokaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juichea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iheka
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