Ikoyo Surname

204,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1201:158,1639,941
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Tanzania2111:250,90820,278
Uganda1651:236,60217,930
Kenya1511:305,82719,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ikoyo (263) may also be a first name.

Ikoyo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ikoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ikoyo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikoyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikoyo is the 204,843rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,595,237 people. The surname Ikoyo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikoyo are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 548,616th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 263 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,120 people, or 1 in 158,163. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 87 percent live, Edo, where 4 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ikoyo exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Ikoyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ikoyo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikyoyo919/
Ikouyo917/
Ikioyo917/
Ikoiyo915/
Ikoyoh913/
Ikuoyo912/
Ikkoyo911/
Ikoeyo911/
Ikoyot911/
Aikoyo911/
Gikoyo911/
Ikoy891,353/
Ekoyo802,951/
Ikayo802,099/
Ikiyo80897/
Ikoyi80559/
Ukoyo80247/
Ikuyo80235/
Ikoya80164/
Ikojo80124/
Ikoye8063/
Ikeyo8035/
Ikyoa801/
Yikoy801/
Eikoy801/
Goikoiyo7713/
Aikoye73561/
Ikuoye73155/
Ikioye7367/
Ikoojo7335/
Ikojot7331/
Aikoya7318/
Ikoyah7313/
Iskoya7312/
Hickoy737/
Yokoyo737/
Ikyoye736/
Jikayo736/
Hikoye735/
Ikouya734/
Yikoyi734/
Yikoye734/
Ikeyou734/
Hikoya732/
Ikooya732/
Ikhoya732/
Ikioio732/
Ikujoo731/
Ikioya731/
Ikojoh731/
Haikoy731/
Aikoyi731/
Ikoyii731/
Iekoyi731/
Yikayo731/
Aikojy731/
Ikyoie731/
Ikojoo731/
Ikoiyi731/
Eekoyo731/
Ekooyo731/
Ekoyot731/
Gikoya731/
Jikiyo731/
Hiokoy731/
Ikoyit731/
Ikoi671,880/
Icoy671,222/
Ikoe67788/
Ikye67491/
Ikey67365/
Ekoy67254/
Ikhioya67157/
Ikay67144/
Ikou67115/
Ukoy6763/
Ikoa6741/
Haikoye676/
Ikoj674/
Jkoy672/
Ykoy672/
Gaikoye671/
Ikyoaya671/
Ikuy671/
Hiokoye671/

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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 Ikoyo
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