Iknow Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iknow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iknow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Iknow (119) may also be a first name.

Iknow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iknow is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iknow.

How Common Is The Last Name Iknow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iknow is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iknow are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iknow is also the 856,040th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 119 people.

Iknow is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 58 percent reside, Rivers, where 39 percent reside and Ondo, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uknow801/
Ikhnov7321/
Aikenov67100/
Ikhnova678/
Eicknoff622/
Eknaw6032/
Eknuw601/
Eknawe5512/
Ykhnov555/
Ekhnov553/
Ukhnov552/
Eknoev551/
Aykenov50235/
Ekhnova504/
Ecknoff502/
Ykhnova502/

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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 Iknow
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