Ikesa Surname
Approximately 837 people bear this surname
Ikesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 782 | 1:49,922 | 6,052 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ikesa (171) may also be a first name.
Ikesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikesa (Hindi: ीकेश) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ikesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 415,769th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikesa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 171 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 49,922. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 25 percent are found, Buyende District, where 17 percent are found and Namutumba District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ikesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ikesa in the Hindi language | ||
| ीकेश | ikesa | 66.67 |
| ईकेश | ikesa | 33.33 |
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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 Ikesa
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