Ikeny Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7601:60,7635,937
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ikeny (234) may also be a first name.

Ikeny Last Name Facts

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

Ikeny is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikeny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikeny is the 446,740th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikeny reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ikeny is also the 585,759th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 234 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 60,763. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 0 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Ikeny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ikeny surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikenyi91361/
Ikenyo9135/
Ikeeny9117/
Jikeny911/
Ikeniy911/
Gikenyi83571/
Ikeinyi8351/
Ikeenyi832/
Ikene802,235/
Ikeni80348/
Ikena80159/
Ekeny8040/
Ikenge731,038/
Ikhena73228/
Gikene73175/
Ikengi73172/
Ekenyi73145/
Ikeani73144/
Ikenhi7396/
Ikinyi7355/
Ikeana7339/
Eikena7325/
Ikhene7324/
Jikeni7317/
Iokeni7311/
Ikiene739/
Ikkene738/
Iskene737/
Ikenje735/
Oikene734/
Jikena733/
Ekenyo733/
Ikenea732/
Aikene732/
Ekeany732/
Oikeni731/
Yikeni731/
Ikeina731/
Ikieni731/
Ikenee731/
Ikinay731/
Icenyi731/
Ijkena731/
Ikenep731/
Ikiney731/
Uikeni731/
Yikena731/
Ekeney731/
Ikeena731/
Aikena731/
Ikehna731/
Jikene731/
Aikeni731/
Ikegni731/
Eikenes67498/
Ikeinge6782/
Iceanyi6772/
Aikhena6757/
Jikheni6732/
Huikeni6721/
Ikionyo6714/
Oikhena6713/
Ikhiena6713/
Eikhena6710/
Gikeneh675/
Aikenge674/
Ikinaya674/
Uikiene674/
Ekeanyi673/
Ikhenoa673/
Aikeana672/
Gikinyo671/
Oickena671/
Aikhene671/
Jikieni671/
Ikeanna671/
Ikhener671/
Ikheine671/
Ikuinyi671/
Haikeni671/
Yikeneh671/
Jikinyo671/
Eikener670/

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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 Ikeny
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