Ikpen Surname
Approximately 658 people bear this surname
Ikpen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 653 | 1:271,275 | 15,445 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ikpen (41) may also be a first name.
Ikpen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikpen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikpen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikpen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ikpen is the 500,196th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikpen are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 41 people.
The surname Ikpen is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 653 people, or 1 in 271,275. In Nigeria Ikpen is primarily found in: Delta, where 70 percent are found, Benue, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikpeen | 91 | 61 | / |
| Iekpen | 91 | 6 | / |
| Uikpen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uickpen | 83 | 31 | / |
| Oikpeen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekpen | 80 | 771 | / |
| Ukpen | 80 | 395 | / |
| Ikpin | 80 | 54 | / |
| Ikpng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikpina | 73 | 30 | / |
| Aykpen | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ekpaen | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ikping | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekpenn | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekpend | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aikpin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Higpen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukpehen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hekpeng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igpn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehekpen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekpin | 60 | 203 | / |
| Ekpng | 60 | 3 | / |
| Igpnc | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ukpin | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ekpengowa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ekping | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ekpina | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hekpin | 55 | 1 | / |
| Yokpina | 50 | 5 | / |
| Ajkpina | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hekping | 50 | 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 Ikpen
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