Ikenda Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ikenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2531:209,25517,663
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ikenda (23) may also be a first name.

Ikenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikenda is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikenda? popularity and diffusion

Ikenda is the 899,940th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikenda reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ikenda is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name globally, held by 23 people.

The last name Ikenda is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 209,255. In Tanzania Ikenda is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 4 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Ikenda occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikendha922/
Gikenda921/
Iknda912/
Ekenda83475/
Ikinda83276/
Ikendi8362/
Ikemda8349/
Ikende8347/
Ikendo8321/
Ukenda834/
Iknday831/
Hikinda7797/
Ikendiz7772/
Ekendah7725/
Ichenda7722/
Jikende776/
Iekende774/
Ikendje773/
Hekenda773/
Ikemdau771/
Ekenday771/
Ekienda771/
Iokende771/
Gikinda771/
Ukenday771/
Iknde731/
Iskindah712/
Ekeendah711/
Ekinda67899/
Ekende67165/
Ikindo6738/
Ikindi6731/
Ekendi6713/
Ukendo678/
Ekendo676/
Icinda672/
Ecinda671/
Ikinde671/

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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 Ikenda
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