Ikposhi Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikposhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikposhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ikposhi Last Name Facts

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

Ikposhi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikposhi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikposhi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ikposhi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Ikposhi is most frequent in: Cross River, where 84 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikposi9223/
Ikpashi864/
Ikpushi861/
Ikpeshai801/
Ikpouchi801/
Ukposi7719/
Ikpesi7712/
Ikpozi7710/
Ikposa774/
Ikpusi773/
Ekposi772/
Ikpose771/
Ikpasi771/
Ukpashi7130/
Ikpaseh7118/
Ikpesei717/
Ekpoesi713/
Ukpeshi711/
Ekpochi711/
Ekposie711/
Ekpoessi6714/

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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 Ikposhi
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