Ikpefan Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikpefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikpefan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3921:451,89523,088
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ikpefan (23) may also be a first name.

Ikpefan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikpefan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ikpefan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikpefan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikpefan is the 725,073rd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name Ikpefan occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikpefan live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikpefan is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 451,895. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 54 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikpefuan9324/
Ikepefan931/
Ikpefang931/
Ikpefean931/
Ikpfan921/
Ikpefuwan882/
Ikpefon866/
Ikpefun863/
Ikpefam861/
Ikpfwan861/
Ikpevan861/
Ikpefna861/
Ikpafan861/
Ikpafuan801/
Akpfan771/
Akpafan711/
Ekpefon711/
Ikbfn671/
Okepefun671/
Ekpifang671/
Ekphaphan50286/
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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 Ikpefan
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