Ikpesu Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Ikpesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 631 | 1:280,733 | 15,864 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Ikpesu (28) may also be a first name.
Ikpesu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikpesu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikpesu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikpesu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 512,152nd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikpesu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikpesu is also the 1,994,417th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Ikpesu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 280,733. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 74 percent live, Osun, where 6 percent live and Bayelsa, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekpesu | 83 | 97 | / |
| Ikpezu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Ikposu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ikpeju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikpasu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeazu | 77 | 1,278 | / |
| Ekpoesu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ikpaezu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikpechu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ukpeisu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeizu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeachu | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ikpeazui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekpessou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekpetsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekpezu | 67 | 835 | / |
| Ikpozu | 67 | 730 | / |
| Ikpazu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ekpasu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekpeju | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ekposu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukposu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikpaazu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekpeazu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekposou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekpechou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ekpetchou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ekpozu | 50 | 7 | / |
| Ekpazu | 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 Ikpesu
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