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
Ikilima has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikilima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 595,654th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 16,717 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 355,708. In Nigeria Ikilima is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 26 percent are found, Bauchi, where 16 percent are found and Gombe, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Ikilima exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis