Ikanyi Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Ikanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Ikanyi (24) may also be a first name.
Ikanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikanyi is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikanyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,144,405th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. Ikanyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikanyi are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 51 percent live, Kaduna, where 18 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
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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 Ikanyi
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