Ikelu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Ikelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Ikelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikelu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikelu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ikelu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Ikelu is most numerous in: Enugu, where 36 percent live, Lagos, where 34 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikelu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ikeilu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eikelau | 83 | 4 | / |
| Iskelou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aikelui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikalu | 80 | 2,197 | / |
| Ekelu | 80 | 226 | / |
| Ikolu | 80 | 177 | / |
| Ukelu | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ikilu | 80 | 50 | / |
| Icelu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iskeeliu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eickelau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ichelu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ekeulu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hikilu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aikolu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yikalu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikollu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikalau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikolou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihkilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikalou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikaalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikyolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ezkelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haikilu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiskilu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikheloe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichealu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikelu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis