Ikoyi Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Ikoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 347 | 1:510,498 | 25,333 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ikoyi (131) may also be a first name.
Ikoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikoyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikoyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 565,867th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Ikoyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikoyi live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 131 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 510,498. In Nigeria Ikoyi is primarily found in: Kogi, where 18 percent reside, Benue, where 13 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 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 Ikoyi
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