Ikeola Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikeola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikeola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1751:1,012,24442,687
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ikeola (1,323) may also be a first name.

Ikeola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikeola is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ikeola.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikeola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ikeola are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 216,033rd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 1,323 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 1,012,244. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 40 percent reside, Oyo, where 31 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Ikeola is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikheola923/
Ikehola921/
Ikheoloa861/
Ikejiola861/
Ekeola8332/
Ikiola832/
Ikajola771/
Ikehalea713/
Aikealia711/
Ikyula67143/
Ikiolo679/
Ikiala675/
Ikyole674/
Ekeole673/
Ekiola672/
Ekyola671/
Ikyala671/
Ekeolo671/

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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 Ikeola
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