Ikow Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ikow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ikow (185) may also be a first name.
Ikow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikow is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ikow is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ikow reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikow is also the 669,105th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 185 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Ikow is most frequent in: Cross River, where 41 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 33 percent are found and Abia, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikowe | 89 | 204 | / |
| Ikowa | 89 | 145 | / |
| Gikow | 89 | 22 | / |
| Ickow | 89 | 19 | / |
| Ikowt | 89 | 9 | / |
| Itkow | 89 | 6 | / |
| Aikow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aikowe | 80 | 46 | / |
| Ikoywe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hickow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiekow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikouwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikhowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aikowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aikeow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yikowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekow | 75 | 4,658 | / |
| Ikov | 75 | 125 | / |
| Ikaw | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ukow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iqow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ikof | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ykow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ikuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ischkow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikobowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekowa | 67 | 403 | / |
| Ikoev | 67 | 229 | / |
| Ikova | 67 | 181 | / |
| Gikov | 67 | 147 | / |
| Hikov | 67 | 53 | / |
| Igkob | 67 | 48 | / |
| Iokov | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ekowe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Eckow | 67 | 28 | / |
| Itkov | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ikawe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Eikov | 67 | 23 | / |
| Đikov | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aikov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ickov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gekow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ikofe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Idkaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hukow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aikaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hikaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikhov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yikaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikkaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igkaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Izkov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igkov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Işkov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Idkov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekowt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikobowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekowh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ückow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isków | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iškov | 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 Ikow
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