Ikpu Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Ikpu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ikpu (31) may also be a first name.
Ikpu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikpu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikpu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ikpu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikpu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,428,594th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Ikpu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikpu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikpu is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.
Ikpu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 67 percent reside, Rivers, where 9 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jikpu | 89 | 51 | / |
| Ikpou | 89 | 29 | / |
| Ikpuu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Ikpui | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ikpuh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aikpu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikpuha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikputt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iokpuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikpuuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekpu | 75 | 1,882 | / |
| Ukpu | 75 | 143 | / |
| Ekpau | 67 | 302 | / |
| Ekpou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ekpuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ukpuu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekput | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ikpoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekpus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eekpu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikpoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukpou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukpui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yokpu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekpui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyokphu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikpoeyi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ekpuhie | 55 | 1 | / |
| Egpu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Jcpu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ugpu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Eqpu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Uqpu | 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 Ikpu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis