Ikega Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Ikega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ikega (16) may also be a first name.

Ikega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikega occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikega is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ikega live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikega is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Ikega is primarily found in: Rivers, where 52 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 31 percent reside and Abia, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Japan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikegai91436/
Ikegah9163/
Ikegha919/
Ikeaga911/
Ikeyga911/
Aikega911/
Ikoega911/
Ikegaa911/
Ikegaya8326,626/
Ikeinga8341/
Ikiegha837/
Ikeanga833/
Izkeaga831/
Ikaga80317/
Ikoga80162/
Ikego8029/
Icega8029/
Ikege8024/
Ikegi8023/
Ekega804/
Ekegha73194/
Ikyoga73159/
Ichega73106/
Aicega73102/
Iceaga7388/
Ikogha7371/
Ikeago7311/
Ikaaga737/
Ukegha736/
Ikagha736/
Ikygha734/
Ikeghe734/
Ikegou734/
Ikeugo732/
Ekehga732/
Aikaga732/
Ekeaga731/
Ekeuga731/
Ikioga731/
Ikeagi731/
Ikeige731/
Ikigah731/
Ikhiga731/
Ikogah731/
Ikiogha67381/
Ikeaghe6792/
Ikoigha6789/
Ikeinge6782/
Ekiegha6770/
Ukeagha6719/
Ykegaya679/
Ekeinga677/
Ikaagaa674/
Ikainga672/
Aiceaga671/
Ikigass671/
Aikeghe671/
Ekeagha671/
Oykegha671/
Ekgegaj671/

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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 Ikega
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