Ikoun Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ikoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ikoun (5) may also be a first name.
Ikoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikoun is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ikoun is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ikoun is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikoun reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 5 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and East Region, where 50 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Ikoun
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