Ijenu Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Ijenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ijenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ijenu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijenu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ijenu is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ijenu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Ijenu is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 34 percent are found, Kano, where 27 percent are found and Benue, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ijenu
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