Iikela Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Iikela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iikela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4841:4,978938
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Iikela Last Name Facts

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

Iikela is found most in Namibia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Iikela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iikela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 629,292nd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iikela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 4,978. In Namibia Iikela is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 39 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 29 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Namibia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iikola835/
Iikele831/
Iikkola7722/
Ijikila771/
Ehikela771/
Ekela73384/
Yekela67322/
Ekkela67173/
Jekela67172/
Ekelai6720/
Gekela6712/
Ekeala675/
Ekelea671/
Ekhela671/
Ekelia671/

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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 Iikela
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