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

The surname Ikape occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikape? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikape is the 434,076th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikape live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 119 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 224,516. In Nigeria Ikape is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 73 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found and Ogun, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ikape exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

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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