Ikong Surname

141,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,5281:70,0725,063
Cameroon2961:70,1668,812
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ikong (399) may also be a first name.

Ikong Last Name Facts

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

Ikong (Russian: Иконг) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ikong.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,572nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,315,712 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ikong reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 432,205th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 399 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,528 people, or 1 in 70,072. In Nigeria Ikong is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 60 percent are found, Benue, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Ikong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ikong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ikong surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jikong91156/
Hikong9174/
Ikkong9111/
Iskong917/
Yikong915/
Ikoung914/
Aikong911/
Oikong911/
Iekong911/
Ikgong911/
Ikongh911/
Ikoing911/
Jitkong8342/
Aiskong8321/
Oikohng834/
Yitkong832/
Iokonng831/
Hikoung831/
Haikong831/
Jidkong831/
Ihkhong831/
Aidkong831/
Ikonngh831/
Jiekong831/
Ekong8042,999/
Ikang801,312/
Ukong80681/
Ikung80246/
Icong80227/
Ykong8016/
Ikonk804/
Ikomg803/
Jitkhong7729/
Yitkhong7724/
Haikhong774/
Jittkong771/
Eithkong771/
Aikung73101/
Yikang7384/
Gikung7350/
Ikonke7337/
Jikang7336/
Hicong7335/
Yokong7334/
Ukkong7332/
Ekoung7326/
Hikung7326/
Ajkong7319/
Gicong7318/
Ekkong7315/
Igkang7313/
Hekong7312/
Hikang739/
Ikangk738/
Ikaang737/
Ikhang737/
Ikkang736/
Aikang736/
Yicong735/
Eakong735/
Ekoong735/
Ikungk734/
Gikang733/
Aicong733/
Jicong733/
Gekong732/
Yhkong732/
Ukhong732/
Hukong732/
Iskang731/
Ukonng731/
Eekong731/
Ekhong731/
Ikangt731/
Ekongh731/
Iekang731/
Uckong731/
Ekongue6722/
Aikoussing6718/
Yikheng6714/
Jitkang675/
Yokkong675/
Huikang674/
Yoykong674/
Huicong674/
Jikheng673/
Haikang673/
Jiecong672/
Jkoting671/
Hekkong671/
Yokoung671/
Ekongss671/
Yikhang671/
Eadkong671/
Hajkong671/
Haicong671/
Gikhung671/
Jiekang671/
Heekong671/

Ikong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikong in the Russian language
Иконгikong-

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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 Ikong
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