Ikileng Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikileng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikileng 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
Kenya4841:95,4138,462
Uganda2771:140,93612,711

Ikileng (112) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ikileng Demographics

Ikileng Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 19 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Ikileng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikileng is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ikileng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikileng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 447,670th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. The surname Ikileng is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikileng reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 885,979th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 112 people.

The last name Ikileng is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 484 people, or 1 in 95,413. In Kenya Ikileng is mostly found in: Busia County, where 82 percent live, Bungoma County, where 16 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Ikileng exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 36 percent live.

Ikileng Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ikileng surname 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
Ikaileng932/
Ikleng921/
Ikeleng86120/
Ekileng8623/
Ikiling861/
Hikeleng8010/
Ikieling801/
Hickiling753/
Ikeling714/
Ekiling712/
Ekeleng711/
Iceling570/
Uckilinc5374/
Aykilinc5334/
Ückilinc531/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ikileng
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis