Ikele Surname
Approximately 1,916 people bear this surname
Ikele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,344 | 1:131,803 | 8,554 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Ikélé (1) are calculated separately.
Ikele (192) may also be a first name.
Ikele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikele (Marathi: ईकेले) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ikélé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 214,639th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,803,521 people. Ikele is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikele are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikele is also the 655,603rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 192 people.
The surname Ikele is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,344 people, or 1 in 131,803. In Nigeria Ikele is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 62 percent live, Enugu, where 5 percent live and Bayelsa, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Ikele is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ikele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ikele in the Marathi language | ||
| ईकेले | ikele | - |
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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 Ikele
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