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
Average Male Ike Height
174.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ike Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ike (Arabic: ايكي, Hindi: ई़के, Marathi: इके) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ikê. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ike? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,775th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,676 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ike reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 10,970th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 92,149 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 103,083 people, or 1 in 1,718. In Nigeria Ike is most prevalent in: Imo, where 31 percent are found, Anambra, where 23 percent are found and Enugu, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ike occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Ike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ike has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 696 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,925 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ike Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ike last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ike surname are 9.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.68% being registered to vote for 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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- 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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