Ikegwu Surname

162,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikegwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikegwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6381:67,1504,901
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England111:5,065,278148,650
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ikegwu (153) may also be a first name.

Ikegwu Last Name Facts

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

Ikegwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ikegwu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikegwu? popularity and diffusion

Ikegwu is the 162,415th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,721,264 people. The surname Ikegwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikegwu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikegwu is also the 743,570th most prevalent first name globally, held by 153 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,638 people, or 1 in 67,150. In Nigeria Ikegwu is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 47 percent live, Cross River, where 8 percent live and Enugu, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ikegwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ikegwu surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Ikegwu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.57% more than the national average, earning $60,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ikegwuu921/
Ikegwuha863/
Ikeagweu861/
Ikagwu83283/
Ikogwu83142/
Ekegwu8397/
Ikekwu8312/
Ukegwu836/
Ikegwuouu801/
Ekeagwu77142/
Ekeugwu7733/
Ukaegwu7731/
Ikhagwu7716/
Ukeagwu7711/
Ikuigwu779/
Ikoekwu773/
Ikeckwu771/
Ikhigwu771/
Ichegwu771/
Ekegwuu771/
Ikahagwu711/
Ukagwu67793/
Ikokwu67777/
Ekekwu674/
Ikakwu672/
Ikechkwuu671/
Ukekwu671/
Ekagwu671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ikegwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis