Ikotu Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Ikotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 245 | 1:723,032 | 33,123 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ikotu (16) may also be a first name.
Ikotu Demographics
Ikotu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ikotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikotu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikotu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 985,740th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikotu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikotu is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 723,032. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 41 percent are found, Edo, where 20 percent are found and Delta, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Ikotu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ikotu surname is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikotu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ikoutu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Itkotu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ikotou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Itkottu | 83 | 77 | / |
| Ikoutou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Itkothu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekotu | 80 | 463 | / |
| Ikutu | 80 | 334 | / |
| Iketu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Ikatu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Icotu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Itkotthu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishkottu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikoutou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikuthu | 73 | 216 | / |
| Yikutu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Iketau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ikutuh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ukottu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ikuttu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yokotu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikatau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikathu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikethu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikuutu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikutui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iketou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekoutou | 67 | 258 | / |
| Iskatou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikatau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gekotou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiketui | 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 Ikotu
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