Ikilima Surname
Approximately 523 people bear this surname
Ikilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 498 | 1:355,708 | 19,164 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ikilima (16,717) may also be a first name.
Ikilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikilima is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikilima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 595,654th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikilima reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 43,041st most numerous forename in the world, held by 16,717 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 355,708. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 26 percent reside, Bauchi, where 16 percent reside and Gombe, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikilima | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ikilimah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ikkilima | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ekilima | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ikelima | 86 | 7 | / |
| Iqilima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aikiluma | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ikelimah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hikilema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikilimit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekilimat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikuluma | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ekilema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekilimuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekailuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekilimit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikelema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikulaimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikiolemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikelheimer | 59 | 13 | / |
| Ikelemo | 57 | 145 | / |
| Ekulema | 57 | 35 | / |
| Ekelema | 57 | 10 | / |
| Ikulemo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ickelheimer | 56 | 1 | / |
| Huichilemea | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ikelumuo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ichelema | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oikeleme | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekelimit | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikilima
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