Ikenu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ikenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ikenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikenu is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ikenu.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikenu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ikenu are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Oyo, where 38 percent reside and Cross River, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikengu | 91 | 41 | / |
| Yikenu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikhenu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikanu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Ikinu | 80 | 169 | / |
| Ikonu | 80 | 93 | / |
| Ekenu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ukenu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yikanu | 73 | 2,415 | / |
| Ikingu | 73 | 539 | / |
| Ikinou | 73 | 239 | / |
| Jikanu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ekeanu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ekengu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hekenu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ekeinu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hikanu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ikuinu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukeanu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikannu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yokenu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikanau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekenuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukenui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikhanu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaenu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikyongu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Aikhonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhenoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eijkenhout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokeanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhionu | 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
- 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 Ikenu
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