Ikimba Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ikimba (21) may also be a first name.

Ikimba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikimba occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Ikimba is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikimba are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

The surname Ikimba is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria Ikimba is primarily found in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikeimba921/
Ikimbai921/
Ikmba911/
Ikemba831,315/
Ikumba83481/
Ekimba83138/
Ikimbe8387/
Ukimba8335/
Ikimbi8323/
Ikymba831/
Ikmbai831/
Ichimba77110/
Ikhumba7753/
Ikeemba775/
Yikumba774/
Ikimbit771/
Ikejmba771/
Ikumbha771/
Ekmba733/
Iokhemba711/
Ikembo671,091/
Ikumbo671,053/
Ekumba67587/
Ekemba67438/
Ikembe67249/
Ukumba67114/
Ukemba6783/
Ekimbo6767/
Ekimbe6731/
Ikembi6728/
Ikinbo6712/
Ikenba674/
Ikymbe674/
Yokmba671/
Äkumba671/

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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 Ikimba
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