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

The last name Ikeny is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikeny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 446,740th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Ikeny is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikeny are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 585,759th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 234 people.

The surname Ikeny is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 60,763. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 0 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kenya Ikeny occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Ikeny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ikeny last name is chiefly 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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