Iketu Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iketu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iketu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Iketu (40) may also be a first name.

Iketu Last Name Facts

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

Iketu is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Iketu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iketu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iketu live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iketu is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 40 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Serere District, where 84 percent are found, Soroti District, where 10 percent are found and Amuria District, where 3 percent are found. Barring Uganda Iketu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikeatu9117/
Iketau9114/
Ikethu911/
Iketou911/
Uiketui831/
Ikotu80261/
Eketu80241/
Ikatu8017/
Icetu808/
Uketu804/
Ikitu802/
Uketui7373/
Hikotu7310/
Ikatau731/
Ikathu731/
Ikotou731/
Ikiotu731/
Ukethu731/
Aikatau671/
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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 Iketu
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