Ikosa Surname
Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname
Ikosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,067 | 1:69,240 | 8,138 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Namibia | 95 | 1:25,362 | 4,096 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ikosa (158) may also be a first name.
Ikosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikosa (Hindi: इकोसा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikosa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 291,409th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,550,302 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikosa are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 158 people.
The last name Ikosa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,067 people, or 1 in 69,240. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Namibia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ikosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ikosa in the Hindi language | ||
| इकोसा | ikosa | - |
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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 Ikosa
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