Ikefuna Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikefuna Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Igbo word ikefuna, which means 'strength shouldn't be lost'.

Ikefuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ikefuna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Igbo word ikefuna, which means 'strength shouldn't be lost'.

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Ikefuna Last Name Facts

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

Ikefuna occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ikefuna.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikefuna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,359,010th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ikefuna live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 30 percent live, Enugu, where 25 percent live and Delta, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Ikefuna Last Name Statistics demography

Ikefuna earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

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Akafuna713/
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Echefuna6757/
Ikfan6741/
Okefiena6729/
Akefouin6725/
Okuefune6715/
Okufunwa6711/
Aikevana677/
Okuefnua672/
Ikuvn671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikefuna
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