Ikinu Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ikinu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda861:453,94527,029
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452

Ikinu (26) may also be a first name.

Ikinu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikinu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikinu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ikinu reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Ikinu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 453,945. In Uganda Ikinu is most common in: Amuria District, where 78 percent reside, Kaberamaido District, where 9 percent reside and Soroti District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikingu91539/
Ikinou91239/
Ikuinu914/
Ikhionu831/
Ekinu80812/
Ikunu8098/
Ikenu8013/
Ukinu803/
Ekainu73322/
Ikengu7341/
Jikunu7319/
Ikunnu7317/
Ekeinu736/
Yikunu734/
Ikuenu731/
Ikunau731/
Yikenu731/
Ikhenu731/
Ukainu731/
Ikeanu731/
Edkinu731/
Ikyongu6745/

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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 Ikinu
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