Iheka Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5401:328,04217,952
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

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 surname Iheka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iheka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 570,540th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. The surname Iheka is predominantly 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 frequent first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 328,042. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 28 percent are found, Abia, where 13 percent are found and Edo, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iheaka91623/
Ihekaa913/
Ihejka913/
Ihekea911/
Ihieka911/
Ieka8970/
Ihekoha833/
Iheakah831/
Iheke801,991/
Iheko8069/
Ietka8065/
Uheka8055/
Eheka8033/
Jieka8024/
Yieka8018/
Ijeka8018/
Iekaa8016/
Hieka8014/
Iieka804/
Jheka803/
Ihika802/
Ieeka801/
Iejka801/
Iekha801/
Iheki801/
Hyeka801/
Ihekauch771/
Eka7594,362/
Iheuko73212/
Hiekka73150/
Hihika73146/
Iheako7358/
Ejieka7339/
Iekaya7332/
Aiyeka7323/
Ihieke7315/
Hiekha7313/
Ayieka7313/
Iheake738/
Iheeke737/
Ojieka734/
Ihekou733/
Hieska732/
Ajieka732/
Ihieko731/
Uyieka731/
Ihedke731/
Ihikai731/
Oyieka731/
Ijekat731/
Ihieki731/
Jheuka731/
Jijeka731/
Giecka731/
Ekka67128,099/
Ekai6721,878/
Yeka679,577/
Jeka672,566/
Geka671,719/
Ekau67949/
Ieki67672/
Ieko67548/
Ekea67414/
Ekaa67391/
Ekha67196/
Ekay67157/
Ejka6750/
Ieca6730/
Iheachi6713/
Iika6713/
Ieke678/
Iyka678/
Ekaj676/
Iheache673/
Egka672/
Hiekaus672/
Jihioka671/
Hihhika671/
Eqka671/
Iheukeu671/
Ekaà671/
Ohjieka671/
Iheakoh671/
Ihyokaa671/
Juichea671/

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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 Iheka
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