Ikem Surname

110,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9591:44,7443,486
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
England601:928,63447,428
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ikem (3,141) may also be a first name.

Ikem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,454th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,731,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ikem are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikem is also the 128,401st most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,141 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,959 people, or 1 in 44,744. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Cross River, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ikem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ikem surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Ikem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikeme891,407/
Hikem89320/
Jikem8960/
Iokem8943/
Uikem8911/
Yikem8910/
Aikem897/
Ikeam894/
Ikeem893/
Ikiem893/
Ikkem893/
Ikeim891/
Eikem891/
Jikeme80272/
Hickem8060/
Ikemhe8043/
Eikeme804/
Hikeem802/
Haikem802/
Aitkem802/
Ikhiem801/
Ikeeme801/
Hikeme801/
Ikheem801/
Eikiem801/
Uikemm801/
Iockem801/
Ikemme801/
Ekem752,590/
Ukem75730/
Ikim75586/
Icem7515/
Jkem752/
Ikym751/
Ikjm751/
Eikheim7318/
Hikchem731/
Haikeme731/
Ahiekem731/
Eijkeme731/
Huiskem730/
Ekeme672,746/
Ikime67256/
Ichem67241/
Yokem67177/
Ukkem67127/
Yikim67115/
Hikim67105/
Uikim6772/
Jikim6761/
Ekiem6752/
Ekhem6737/
Ikhim6721/
Ikiom6715/
Ikyom6714/
Aikim6713/
Ekkem679/
Gikim678/
Jkeim677/
Ekeem677/
Ukiem675/
Hekem674/
Ikyme674/
Ekeam673/
Ukhem673/
Ekeim672/
Yicem671/
Eukem671/
Eckem671/
Ikkim671/
Ukeem671/
Edkem671/
Hykem671/
Hicem671/
Jicem671/
Gekem671/
Egkem671/
Ekeum671/
Eykem671/
Iqeem671/

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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 Ikem
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