Ikat Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6631:267,18415,266
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
India71:109,580,769786,157
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ikat (943) may also be a first name.

Ikat Last Name Facts

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

Ikat (Hindi: इकत, Marathi: इकट, Oriya: ଇକାଟ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 448,102nd most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ikat reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 263,138th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 943 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 267,184. In Nigeria Ikat is most numerous in: Enugu, where 63 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Ikat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ikat last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikate89386/
Aikat89340/
Jikat89158/
Ikaut8992/
Ikaat8949/
Ikait8944/
Iokat8922/
Ikhat8913/
Yikat8913/
Uikat893/
Ikkat891/
Ikatt891/
Ikats891/
Eikat891/
Itkat891/
Hikat891/
Ikeat890/
Jikate8054/
Ikhate8052/
Aikath8026/
Eiskat8016/
Haikat809/
Ikaite807/
Aikate805/
Ikatch805/
Yikate804/
Aaikat803/
Jitkat803/
Jikhat802/
Ikkate801/
Gaikat801/
Ikatte801/
Hoikat801/
Ichkat801/
Goikat801/
Aikaut800/
Eikast800/
Ikot753,537/
Ukat752,500/
Icat75542/
Ekat75509/
Ikač75181/
Ikad7519/
Iqat759/
Ykat751/
Jkat751/
Ikatova7344/
Jikatte737/
Ichkate734/
Ikatowa734/
Jikkate731/
Ikhatte731/
Jitkate731/
Hickatt730/
Ikott671,410/
Hukat67409/
Ikote67320/
Ekate67283/
Yokat67221/
Aykat67216/
Icate67160/
Ikoit67108/
Iscat6786/
Icatt6784/
Ekath6783/
Ikhatova6741/
Ekaut6732/
Aicat6732/
Icaut6729/
Ugkat6723/
Uicat6721/
Aikad6720/
Jikad6720/
Icait6716/
Ukkat6716/
Ikout6714/
Icaat6713/
Ekaat6713/
Ikhad6712/
Yskat6712/
Hikot6710/
Jikot6710/
Uekat679/
Ekait678/
Jkate676/
Aikot676/
Ukatt675/
Iquat674/
Ukait674/
Uukat673/
Ekadt673/
Ekayt673/
Ikuot672/
Ekatt672/
Eakat672/
Ikeit672/
Ikots672/
Hekat671/
Itkot671/
Ikost671/
Ekkat671/
Etkat671/
Haikhath671/
Yikad671/
Eckat671/
Ikacz671/
Ikaid671/
Ikkad671/
Iekot671/
Ikoot671/
Ikoth671/
Ukath671/
Ezkat671/
Ikhot671/
Ajkat671/
Eikot671/
Gikot671/

Ikat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikat in the Oriya language
ଇକାଟikata-
Ikat in the Marathi language
इकटikata50
इकतikata25
ईकतikata16.67
ईकातikata8.33
Ikat in the Hindi language
इकतikata37.5
इकातikata37.5
इकत्यारikatyara12.5
अिकतaikata12.5

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