Ikewa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ikewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Ikewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikewa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ikewa reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Ikewa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Excluding The DR Congo Ikewa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

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Jikewai833/
Jikewad832/
Jikiewa831/
Ikawa804,403/
Ikewe80193/
Ikiwa80101/
Ekewa8055/
Ukewa807/
Ikeva803/
Ikewo803/
Oikawa7392,590/
Aikawa7337,898/
Hikawa735,222/
Eikawa733,001/
Ikaeva73889/
Jikawa73707/
Aikeva73450/
Ikoeva73252/
Ikeaba73153/
Ekiewa7360/
Iekawa7354/
Ukewua7334/
Ikeeba7325/
Ikeeva7316/
Hikiwa7313/
Ikyowa7311/
Uikawa737/
Ekeuwa737/
Ikawai737/
Ikewue736/
Ikewwe735/
Jikiwa735/
Ekeawa733/
Ekewad733/
Ekoewa733/
Ikeawo732/
Ikeabo732/
Yikiwa732/
Ikesua731/
Ikhewe731/
Ikehwe731/
Ikawah731/
Eikewe731/
Jikewe731/
Ikeave731/
Ikojwa731/
Ukeuwa731/
Ikoiwa731/
Ikahwa731/
Ikejua731/
Ichewa731/
Yikjwa731/
Jikjwa731/
Ikeiwuoha711/
Haikawa67391/
Ikheeva67124/
Iskeeva6758/
Ikewood6731/
Izkeeva6728/
Hoikawa6726/
Ikhaeva6724/
Ikiewei6721/
Hikawai6719/
Ichewua6715/
Aikeeva677/
Ikhieva676/
Aikaeva675/
Ikyowua674/
Ikeabeh673/
Aikevat673/
Ikhehua672/
Jikijwa672/
Jikevad672/
Ekkewad672/
Jikaeva672/
Ikhuiwa671/
Ekewuea671/
Jkeshwa671/
Itkeeva671/
Ekewatt671/
Etkewad671/
Ekeawah671/

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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 Ikewa
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