Ikpila Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikpila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikpila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2171:816,32636,276
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277

Ikpila (45) may also be a first name.

Ikpila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikpila is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikpila? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 940,398th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikpila are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikpila is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 45 people.

The surname Ikpila is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 816,326. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 94 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Kaduna, where 0 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Ikpila exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekpila8396/
Ikpela8383/
Ikpile8336/
Ikpili8322/
Ikpula8311/
Ikpileh7716/
Ikpelaa775/
Ikpelia771/
Ikpeala771/
Ikpilie771/
Ikpeile771/
Ikpailou711/
Ekpela67320/
Ikpele67130/
Ekpili6780/
Ukpela6752/
Ekpula6714/
Ekpilo671/
Ikpeli671/
Ikpeali6231/
Ekpeala6221/
Ekpeloa624/
Ikpeluo623/
Ikpelee622/
Ekpelia621/
Ekpeile621/
Iqupula621/
Ekpelgah571/
Gaikpeleh539/
Gaikpelee531/
Ekpele50178/
Ekpeli5092/
Ekpulo5028/
Ekpelo502/
Escpaillat501/
Egpula501/

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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 Ikpila
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