Ikpekpe Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikpekpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikpekpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Ikpekpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikpekpe occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikpekpe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Ikpekpe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ikpekpe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ikpekpe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Ikpekpe is most numerous in: Delta, where 60 percent reside, Edo, where 16 percent reside and Adamawa, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikpekpeh9312/
Ikpeikpe937/
Ikpaekpe934/
Ikpeikpei881/
Ekpekpe86415/
Ukpekpe86263/
Ikpokpe8613/
Ikpakpe8611/
Ekpekpei8013/
Ukpeukpe804/
Ekpaekpe801/
Ajkpekpe801/
Ekpekpa7116/
Ikpikpi717/
Ikpikpa711/
Ikpokpoi671/
Ikpaikpai63379/
Ekpikpe574/
Ekpeekpa5331/
Ekpoikpe534/
Ekpeikpe531/
Ekpeakpe531/
Ekpeekpe531/
Ekpeikpei5024/

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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 Ikpekpe
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