Ikanka Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ikanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ikanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikanka occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikanka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikanka is the 2,605,694th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Ikanka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikanka reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gikanka9219/
Ikaanka921/
Ikonka8389/
Ekanka8329/
Ikanke8310/
Ukanka837/
Ikeinka7770/
Ikankhi771/
Hekanka771/
Ikankit771/
Ekankad771/
Iskanker712/
Ikhanker711/
Ikonko67270/
Ikonke6737/
Ekanko676/
Ekanki676/
Ekanca674/
Ecanka673/
Icanki673/
Ikonki671/
Ekanke671/
Ekonka671/
Itkacenko671/

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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 Ikanka
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