Ikew Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ikew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ikew (9) may also be a first name.

Ikew Last Name Facts

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

Ikew occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ikew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikew? popularity and diffusion

Ikew is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Ikew reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ikew is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 9 people.

Ikew is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Ikew is primarily found in: Kedah, where 67 percent are found, Kelantan, where 17 percent are found and Perlis, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Ikew exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikewe89193/
Jikew8915/
Ikiew8914/
Aikew895/
Hidkew804/
Jikewe801/
Aikews801/
Eikewe801/
Ikehwe801/
Ikhewe801/
Jikeaw801/
Hickew800/
Aiskew800/
Ekew759/
Ikeb754/
Ikef752/
Ikev752/
Ukew752/
Jitkeaw7348/
Hoikeaw7326/
Hitkeaw738/
Aidkeaw734/
Oidkeaw731/
Haikeaw731/
Huikeaw731/
Isdkeaw731/
Ekewe67121/
Ikefe6760/
Ikeev6728/
Jkeew6717/
Jittkeaw674/
Ikywe674/
Ikeib673/
Ekews673/
Ikiwe673/
Ikeva673/
Ekiew672/
Ikhef672/
Ukeaw672/
Ikiow671/
Ikhiw671/
Igkeb671/
Oikef671/
Ikyow671/
Ichew671/
Ykiew671/
Hikeb671/
Hoikheaw671/
Eakew670/

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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
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  • 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 Ikew
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