Ikua Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8981:51,4255,201
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ikua (265) may also be a first name.

Ikua Last Name Facts

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

Ikua occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 309,548th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikua are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ikua is also the 546,451st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 265 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 898 people, or 1 in 51,425. In Kenya Ikua is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 20 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Ikua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yikua8998/
Ickua8935/
Iokua8918/
Inkua8913/
Iekua896/
Jikua895/
Ikuah893/
Aikua893/
Ikwua893/
Gikua892/
Ihkua891/
Inkuea8084/
Haikua8011/
Ikuoha801/
Yikuas801/
Gikuha801/
Jikuat801/
Jinkua801/
Inckua801/
Ishkua801/
Igua752,262/
Ikwa752,178/
Ekua75149/
Ukua7594/
Ikuo7581/
Iqua7512/
Icua751/
Hingkua7363/
Jitkuea7311/
Ikwuoha733/
Jitkuah731/
Jikkuea731/
Yikwa6727,635/
Jikwa6710,829/
Ikwuo67589/
Hikwa67296/
Iguad67255/
Higua67194/
Iguaz67145/
Aicua67103/
Iggua6766/
Ikway6753/
Aigua6745/
Ikwai6742/
Izcua6741/
Ikwau6737/
Ikwou6736/
Ekwua6723/
Iguai6721/
Ukwua6719/
Ekuap6714/
Aikwa677/
Iquah677/
Hekua676/
Jigua675/
Ikwaa675/
Yokua674/
Iquat674/
Iguha674/
Igwua674/
Ikwah673/
Gekua672/
Ikuot672/
Eakua672/
Iguaa672/
Ikweu672/
Ikwea672/
Iscua672/
Iquea671/
Iguau671/
Hicua671/
Jikuo671/
Ojkua671/
Yigua671/
Uikwa671/
Ekuoa671/
Iquai671/
Aykua671/
Ijgua671/
Idkwa671/
Ekuae671/
Hikuo671/
Isgua671/
Iskwa671/
Ukuah671/
Ukuaa671/
Ikquo671/

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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 Ikua
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