Ikeji Surname

75,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,3971:27,6922,361
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England331:1,688,42669,999
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ikeji (80) may also be a first name.

Ikeji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikeji is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ikeji.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikeji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikeji is the 75,351st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,118,751 people. The last name Ikeji is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikeji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikeji is also the 1,075,395th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 80 people.

The last name Ikeji is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,397 people, or 1 in 27,692. In Nigeria Ikeji is primarily found in: Anambra, where 24 percent reside, Imo, where 24 percent reside and Abia, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ikeji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ikeji are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ikeji earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.25% less than the national average, earning R 11,280 per year and in United States they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $55,057 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ikeiji918/
Ikkeji911/
Ikei892,748/
Ikej896/
Ikhedji8314/
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Ikkei801/
Uikei801/
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Ikuiji732/
Ikeesi732/
Jikezi732/
Jikhej731/
Hoikei731/
Yikkei731/
Uikeyi731/
Ikezoi731/
Eckeji731/
Ikeige731/
Ikecih731/
Ikeezi731/
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Ikui677,808/
Ikai677,046/
Ikoi671,880/
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Ikea67564/
Ikye67491/
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Ikeu67257/
Ikae6784/
Ikue6771/
Ikaj6721/
Ikeesit6716/
Ykei6712/
Ikoj674/
Yikidji674/
Ikij674/
Ikhidji673/
Ikeijeh673/
Oikezie672/
Ikheuhi672/
Ikeiseh672/
Ikuj672/
Jikkoji671/
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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 Ikeji
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