Ikanka Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Ikanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ikanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikanka has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikanka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikanka live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gikanka | 92 | 19 | / |
| Ikaanka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikonka | 83 | 89 | / |
| Ekanka | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ikanke | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ukanka | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ikeinka | 77 | 70 | / |
| Ikankhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hekanka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikankit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekankad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iskanker | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikhanker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikonko | 67 | 270 | / |
| Ikonke | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ekanko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekanki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekanca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ecanka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Icanki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikonki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Itkacenko | 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
- 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 Ikanka
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