Ikonye Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Ikonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 197 | 1:198,169 | 15,952 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ikonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikonye is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikonye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,181,191st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikonye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ikonye is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 198,169. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Serere District, where 58 percent are found, Soroti District, where 17 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Ikonye occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yikonye | 92 | 4 | / |
| Hikonye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekonye | 83 | 363 | / |
| Ikonge | 83 | 213 | / |
| Ikonje | 83 | 32 | / |
| Ikonee | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ikanye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikunye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ikoney | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yikanye | 77 | 43 | / |
| Ikonnie | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ekuonye | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ikanyet | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ikoniya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gikonge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikhonge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikanaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikongae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikonyit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yikonge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekonyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eakonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ajkonye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikunaiye | 71 | 107 | / |
| Ikonneya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ajkeonye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ikuoniyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikonnaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikonnihe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hikonoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jikanaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikange | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ekonje | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ekanye | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ikonji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ekonge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekunye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ikhonigie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekonie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikunje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikanie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekonea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekogne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekoney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikanee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekonhe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikonye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis