Ikewe Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ikewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikewe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikewe is the 1,214,709th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikewe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Ikewe is most common in: Delta, where 64 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Edo, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikewue916/
Ikewwe915/
Ikhewe911/
Ikehwe911/
Eikewe911/
Jikewe911/
Ikew899/
Ikiewei8321/
Ikowe80204/
Ikewa80175/
Ekewe80121/
Ikawe8027/
Jikew8015/
Aikew805/
Ikywe804/
Ukewe804/
Ikiwe803/
Ikewejhe773/
Iskehewe771/
Ohiekewe771/
Ukeiwe7384/
Iekawe7363/
Ichewe7358/
Ekewei7348/
Aikowe7346/
Ikeeva7316/
Aikawe7314/
Aikiwe7312/
Ikhawe7312/
Ekewer739/
Ikesue738/
Yikawe737/
Ekeuwe737/
Ukewhe736/
Ekaewe735/
Ajkewe734/
Hukewe733/
Ikoywe733/
Jikiwe732/
Ikeave731/
Ukeawe731/
Ikoweh731/
Ikawey731/
Gekewe731/
Ikkebe731/
Ikebeh731/
Ukeweh731/
Eikebe731/
Jikeaw731/
Hickew730/
Ekeuwei67431/
Ikheeva67124/
Ikhaeue6731/
Hoikeaw6726/
Ikiowei6710/
Ekew679/
Aikeeva677/
Ikechue674/
Ikeabeh673/
Jikewai673/
Ekewhie672/
Yikebeh671/
Ikehebe671/
Ekeweet671/
Aikoweh671/
Jikiewa671/
Ekewuea671/
Haikeaw671/
Huikeaw671/

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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 Ikewe
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