Ikiya Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Ikiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Niger | 40 | 1:479,800 | 12,724 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Ikiya (181) may also be a first name.
Ikiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikiya (Hindi: इकीया) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Ikiya are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 677,199th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 181 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Ikiya is most prevalent in: Hela, where 54 percent live, Enga, where 40 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ikiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ikiya in the Hindi language | ||
| इकीया | ikiya | 50 |
| इकिया | ikiya | 25 |
| ईकिया | ikiya | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Ikiya
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