Iket Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
France231:2,887,944200,772
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Iket (42) may also be a first name.

Iket Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iket is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iket? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,484,726th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Iket is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Iket are found; 37 percent are found in Central Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Iket is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 407,237. In Cameroon Iket is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 65 percent live, Centre Region, where 31 percent live and East Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikete892,194/
Ikeet89147/
Icket8949/
Hiket8928/
Jiket8927/
Iketh8912/
Ikket897/
Giket893/
Ikett892/
Ikeit892/
Aiket892/
Itket891/
Ikiet891/
Ikets891/
Ieket891/
Idket891/
Ikest891/
Eiket890/
Ikeat890/
Hitket8014/
Ikeete8013/
Jitket808/
Iskete806/
Hicket806/
Itkhet804/
Haiket803/
Hiketh801/
Iskett801/
Icketh801/
Aicket801/
Iketsh801/
Ikette801/
Yikete801/
Aikeyt801/
Hisket800/
Ickett800/
Aikett800/
Ikeith800/
Uket753,407/
Eket75228/
Ikit75174/
Icet7558/
Iked7519/
Ikjt751/
Yket751/
Hickest736/
Jitkhet734/
Oickett731/
Hikethe731/
Hisketh730/
Hickett730/
Ekete672,207/
Yikit671,082/
Eketh67577/
Ikoit67108/
Eaket6758/
Ikait6744/
Hicketts6732/
Geket6731/
Jikit6730/
Ekett6727/
Oikit6725/
Ukhet6721/
Ikite6715/
Ikied679/
Iceet679/
Yoket678/
Aiked677/
Gikit676/
Uketh675/
Heket675/
Eikesæth675/
Iddkeith674/
Ecket674/
Ikith674/
Ayket674/
Ekeet673/
Ichet672/
Ikuit672/
Iokit672/
Eeket672/
Uiked671/
Ieqet671/
Jitkheth671/
Jikyt671/
Iszkeitz671/
Ikhit671/
Ekeit671/
Ekiet671/
Iqeet671/
Ucket670/
Huket670/
Gicet670/

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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
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  • 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 Iket
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