Ikemeke Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Ikemeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 115 | 1:1,540,372 | 58,295 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ikemeke (24) may also be a first name.
Ikemeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikemeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikemeke has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikemeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Ikemeke is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikemeke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Ikemeke is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 71 percent reside, Cross River, where 14 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikemek | 92 | 4 | / |
| Eikemekie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ikemike | 86 | 168 | / |
| Ekemeke | 86 | 22 | / |
| Ikomeke | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ukemeke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ikemeche | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikeemeka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikemmike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikyomeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikimek | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ikemex | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikhemeka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ekemeka | 71 | 143 | / |
| Ikemiki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekomeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikomeki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukemake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikemechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekemecki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekimek | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikimaki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yokemick | 53 | 13 | / |
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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 Ikemeke
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