Ikenye Surname
Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname
Ikenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 735 | 1:241,011 | 13,988 |
| Kenya | 452 | 1:102,168 | 8,905 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ikenye (71) may also be a first name.
Ikenye Demographics
Average Ikenye Salary in
United States
$33,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ikenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikenye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ikenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikenye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 286,665th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,438,467 people. Ikenye is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikenye reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikenye is also the 1,152,838th most common first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 241,011. In Nigeria Ikenye is mostly found in: Delta, where 54 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Edo, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ikenye exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Ikenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ikenye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
Ikenye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gikenye | 92 | 7 | / |
| Ikenyie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikeinye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikenouye | 86 | 135 | / |
| Ikienoye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikenge | 83 | 1,038 | / |
| Ekenye | 83 | 144 | / |
| Ikenje | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ikenae | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikinye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ikenea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ikenee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikenoue | 77 | 2,911 | / |
| Ikeinge | 77 | 82 | / |
| Ikenoya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ikeneje | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ikenayo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aikenge | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekeanye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikeneyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikhenoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikionye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikinaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikeanayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aikinoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekenge | 67 | 327 | / |
| Ikenhi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ikenji | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ekinye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ekenie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekenue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikenja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekenae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikinee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikeanoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikinay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikiney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekenei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekenje | 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 Ikenye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis