Ikonya Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6741:68,5166,534
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Ikonya (91) may also be a first name.

Ikonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikonya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikonya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 432,755th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,166,724 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikonya are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ikonya is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 91 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 68,516. In Kenya Ikonya is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 58 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 30 percent reside and Muranga County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Ikonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikonyat9226/
Ikounya927/
Gikonya922/
Yikonya921/
Ekonya83345/
Ikanya83233/
Ikonyo83125/
Ikunya8360/
Ikonia8343/
Ikonja831/
Gikonyo7712,654/
Gikunya778/
Ikongia774/
Ikunyat774/
Ekonyat772/
Yokonya772/
Hikanya771/
Ikoonia771/
Ikhunya771/
Jikonia771/
Ikonija770/
Haikanya71165/
Ikunaiya715/
Yikougna711/
Jitkanya711/
Ekonia67577/
Ekunya67522/
Ekanya67448/
Ikania6781/
Ikunyo6760/
Ekonyo6752/
Ikagna678/
Iconia678/
Ikunia674/
Ikanyo672/
Ekogna671/
Ikanja671/
Ikonjo671/
Ikanha671/
Iconyo671/
Ikunja671/
Ekonha671/

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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 Ikonya
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