Ikenweji Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikenweji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikenweji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ikenweji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikenweji is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikenweji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikenweji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Ikenweji is mostly found in: Lagos, where 56 percent are found, Delta, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iikenweji941/
Ikenwji931/
Ikenneji886/
Ikenaeji881/
Ikenji8648/
Ikenawaji822/
Igwenweji821/
Ikeanyeji821/
Ikenwujii821/
Ikeneje8012/
Eikenji802/
Akenji711,331/
Ikunji71109/
Ekenji7149/
Ikonji7134/
Okenji7115/
Ikenje715/
Ikenja713/
Ikinji711/
Ukenji711/
Ikanji711/
Okeniji675/
Akhenji674/
Iakanji673/
Ikeonyeije672/
Okwenji672/
Aikanji671/
Okenaji671/
Akineji671/
Ekeneawaji671/
Ukwenji671/
Igwe Nwiji671/
Iikinji671/
Ikanaji671/
Akenjie671/
Akeonji671/
Akeunji671/
Akaneji671/
Oikonji671/
Ikembawe634/
Ekenwaja631/
Ukenwaju631/
Ikenbuy531/
Ekembawe501/

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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 Ikenweji
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