Ikhumwa Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikhumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikhumwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ikhumwa Demographics

Ikhumwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ikhumwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikhumwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikhumwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikhumwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 227,487. In Kenya Ikhumwa is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 4 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 4 percent are found.

Ikhumwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ikhumwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Hikumwa865/
Hikumwah804/
Ikunwa773/
Ijumwa771/
Ikomwa771/
Ikoumba71151/
Ukumwua716/
Yikumba714/
Ikumbha711/
Ikomwai711/
Hikumua711/
Ekhomwa711/
Hikumuah672/
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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 Ikhumwa
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