Ikekwem Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikekwem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikekwem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4831:366,75519,624
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ikekwem (22) may also be a first name.

Ikekwem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikekwem is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikekwem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikekwem is the 622,538th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikekwem are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikekwem is also the 2,301,746th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 366,755. In Nigeria Ikekwem is mostly found in: Abia, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ikekwem Last Name Statistics demography

Ikekwem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

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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 Ikekwem
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