Ikpene Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikpene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikpene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ikpene (21) may also be a first name.

Ikpene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikpene is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikpene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Ikpene is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikpene reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikpene is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent live, Rivers, where 27 percent live and Cross River, where 21 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikpenge9237/
Ikpeney924/
Ikpeine921/
Ikpeneu921/
Ekpene831,369/
Ikpeni83486/
Ukpene83379/
Ikpone8382/
Ikpenyi77911/
Ekpenge7783/
Hikpane7742/
Ikpeana776/
Ikpeani776/
Ukpeane773/
Ikpetem771/
Ikpengi771/
Ikpoine771/
Ekpenie771/
Ikpieni771/
Ekpenehe7111/
Ikpesien714/
Ikpeanyi711/
Ikpaenyi711/
Ikpehena711/
Ekpeni67806/
Ukpeni67105/
Ekpone67100/
Ekpena6729/
Ikpani6713/
Ukpone6711/
Igpone6710/
Ikpany674/
Ekpeny672/
Ekpean672/
Ikpeam671/
Ekpane671/
Ukpane671/
Ikponi671/
Ekpein671/
Ukpeny671/
Ikpini671/

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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
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  • 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 Ikpene
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