Ikire Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Ikire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Ikire (12) may also be a first name.
Ikire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikire is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikire? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikire are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria Ikire is most numerous in: Delta, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 32 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ikire occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ikire
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