Ike Surname
Approximately 118,158 people bear this surname
Ike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 103,083 | 1:1,718 | 227 |
| Japan | 7,751 | 1:16,494 | 1,989 |
| United States | 1,725 | 1:210,121 | 20,556 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Turkey | 1,045 | 1:74,470 | 6,891 |
| Indonesia | 700 | 1:188,927 | 18,083 |
| India | 381 | 1:2,013,295 | 68,939 |
| Burkina Faso | 264 | 1:69,516 | 2,639 |
| England | 237 | 1:235,097 | 19,437 |
| Brazil | 228 | 1:938,923 | 33,517 |
| Papua New Guinea | 162 | 1:50,332 | 6,316 |
| Netherlands | 159 | 1:106,209 | 17,116 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Germany | 117 | 1:688,081 | 52,903 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 248 | 1:202,495 | 17,559 |
The alternate forms: Ikê (1) are calculated separately.
Ike (92,149) may also be a first name.
Ike Demographics
Ike Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ike Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ike (Arabic: ايكي, Hindi: ई़के, Marathi: इके) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ikê. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ike.
How Common Is The Last Name Ike? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,775th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 61,676 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ike are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ike is also the 10,970th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 92,149 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 103,083 people, or 1 in 1,718. In Nigeria Ike is most numerous in: Imo, where 31 percent live, Anambra, where 23 percent live and Enugu, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Ike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ike has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ike surname rose 696 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ike Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ike last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ike last name are 9.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Ike earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,154 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.5% less than the national average, earning R 134,268 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning $38,046 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ike Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ike in the Marathi language | ||
| इके | ike | 81.7 |
| ईके | ike | 17.79 |
| Ike in the Hindi language | ||
| ई़के | ike | 40 |
| ई़के़ | ike | 20 |
| इके | ike | 20 |
| ई॰के॰ | ike | 20 |
| Ike in the Arabic language | ||
| ايكي | ayky | - |
| آيك | ayk | - |
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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 Ike
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