Ikawi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ikawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ikawi (32) may also be a first name.

Ikawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikawi is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikawi? popularity and diffusion

Ikawi is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Ikawi is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Ikawi live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Ikawi is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 64 percent are found and Morobe, where 36 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Ikawi occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Lebanon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikkawi9110/
Ikawai917/
Aikawi911/
Hikawai8319/
Ikawa804,403/
Ikavi80428/
Ekawi80172/
Ikawe8027/
Ikawy809/
Ukawi806/
Ikowi801/
Oikawa7392,590/
Aikawa7337,898/
Hikawa735,222/
Eikawa733,001/
Jikawa73707/
Iekawe7363/
Iekawa7354/
Ekkawi7316/
Aikawe7314/
Aikabi7313/
Ikhawe7312/
Hikawy739/
Yikawe737/
Uikawa737/
Ekawei733/
Ekawai733/
Ukawie733/
Ikhavi732/
Ikaevi732/
Ukawai732/
Aikowi731/
Ikawey731/
Ikavai731/
Ikahwa731/
Eskawi731/
Oikabi731/
Gikavi731/
Ickowi731/
Ekawit731/
Ikaswe731/
Haikawa67391/
Hoikawa6726/
Iskowiz674/
Aikaiva673/
Uekawai673/
Jikewai673/
Ekawhei672/
Gikaviy672/
Eshkawi672/
Yizkowi671/
Hekawei671/
Jikaevi671/
Ikoibai671/
Ikhuiwi671/
Ikhabhi671/
Ikauhwe671/
Eakawit671/
Ekkawit671/
Jitkawe671/
Eskawid670/

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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
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  • 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 Ikawi
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