Ikanye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ikanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ikanye (22) may also be a first name.
Ikanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikanye occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ikanye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikanye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ikanye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikanye reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikanye is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Ikanye is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yikanye | 92 | 43 | / |
| Ikanyet | 92 | 11 | / |
| Ikanaye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jikanaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikonye | 83 | 201 | / |
| Ikange | 83 | 60 | / |
| Ekanye | 83 | 41 | / |
| Ikanie | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ikanae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikanoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikaney | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikanee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekanoye | 77 | 226 | / |
| Gikange | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ikanyit | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ekanaye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ekanyie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yikonye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jikange | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekeanye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikanayo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekaniye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikanowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikanoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeinye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hikonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikaniya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikangayo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ikaunyit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ikeanayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ikhanehi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aikanaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eskanaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekonye | 67 | 363 | / |
| Ekange | 67 | 254 | / |
| Ikonge | 67 | 213 | / |
| Ekaney | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ikonje | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ikanou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekanay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iskaniyah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikonee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekanje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jikangoje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekanhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekanei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekanej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikoney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikeanoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikaahange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekanae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikamneat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikanhead | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ikanye
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