Ik Surname

114,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ik Surname User-submission:

The Ik surname means 'air' in Mayan languages, represents the 'West', and the color 'black'.

Ik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8361:96,4836,607
Indonesia5221:253,35123,069
India3201:2,397,07977,570
Cambodia2421:63,9962,015
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Papua New Guinea1941:42,0295,121
Malaysia1591:185,49811,084
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Singapore431:128,0865,748
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England151:3,714,537119,675
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Congo51:997,81917,129
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ik (15,159) may also be a first name.

Ik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ik surname means 'air' in Mayan languages, represents the 'West', and the color 'black'.

- jerson

Ik Last Name Facts

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

Ik (Hindi: इक, Marathi: इक, Oriya: ଇକ୍) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 114,440th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,803,848 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Ik are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 46,059th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 15,159 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,836 people, or 1 in 96,483. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Anambra, where 48 percent live, Edo, where 6 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria Ik is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Ik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ik last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ik last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Ik earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.4% more than the national average, earning $51,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ike80118,158/
Aik804,688/
Yik801,981/
Eik801,542/
Iek801,484/
Jik80499/
Ick80308/
Gik80308/
Uik80256/
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Uike6787,430/
Oike6711,098/
Hick676,083/
Giok675,515/
Eick674,773/
Yick674,484/
Gaik673,773/
Haik673,564/
Ikhe671,804/
Eike671,720/
Icke671,226/
Goik671,191/
Jick67987/
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Aike67828/
Eijk67805/
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Ik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ik in the Marathi language
इकika-
Ik in the Hindi language
इकika96.98
इक्ik0.11
Ik in the Oriya language
ଇକ୍ik66.67
ଈକ୍ik33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ik
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