Ikape Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikape Surname User-submission:

The Ikape surname means 'it shall be well'.

Ikape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7891:224,51613,211
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Ikape (119) may also be a first name.

Ikape Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ikape surname means 'it shall be well'.

- eworoik

Ikape Last Name Facts

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

Ikape is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikape? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikape is the 434,076th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikape live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikape is also the 856,040th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 119 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 224,516. In Nigeria Ikape is most common in: Benue, where 73 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside and Ogun, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ikhape9110/
Ikapes917/
Ikapea914/
Ijkape914/
Hikape912/
Aikape911/
Ikaphe911/
Ikap8949/
Ichkape834/
Iskappe831/
Ishkape831/
Ikapi803,187/
Ikapa80376/
Ikipe80345/
Ekape80282/
Ikope8032/
Ikepe8025/
Aikap805/
Ikapy804/
Jikap802/
Hikap801/
Gikap801/
Ijkap801/
Ikaph801/
Aikapa731,782/
Jikapa7370/
Aikipe7329/
Gikope7329/
Eskape7316/
Jikapi7312/
Ikepeh734/
Yikapa734/
Ikapis733/
Aikaph733/
Hikipe732/
Iscape732/
Icapie731/
Ekapet731/
Ikeapa731/
Aikapi731/
Ekappe731/
Ikhaap731/
Ikaapi731/
Ickapi731/
Ukapeu731/
Ikapit731/
Ekap67277/
Icap67225/
Ikop67181/
Haikope6734/
Hicapie6731/
Ikab6724/
Jikaphi6717/
Ekapech6715/
Ikav6715/
Aikaapa6714/
Heikepe6713/
Gaikope679/
Echkape672/
Iqap671/
Ekapeth671/
Heitkap671/
Ikapova671/
Ikapith671/
Jikopet671/
Ekapher671/
Ykap671/

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