Ikelua Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikelua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikelua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ikelua Last Name Facts

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

Ikelua is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikelua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikelua is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikelua are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 83 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikelwa836/
Hikelwa776/
Iklba731/
Jiklwad622/
Equilua621/
Eikelboo571/
Iqlba552/
Ekhlva501/
Uklwah501/
Ekleba501/

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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 Ikelua
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