Ikuan Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ikuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Ikuan (28) may also be a first name.

Ikuan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikuan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikuan is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ikuan are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 28 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Ikuan is primarily found in: Benue, where 61 percent live, Rivers, where 28 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikwuan914/
Jikuan914/
Eikuan912/
Inkuan912/
Ikuang911/
Yikuan911/
Ingkuan836/
Jinkuan832/
Haikuan832/
Ikouhan831/
Yinkuan831/
Huikuan831/
Ikwan801,323/
Iguan80106/
Ekuan8036/
Ukuan808/
Iquan802/
Yingkuan771/
Ikouhane771/
Jiguan731,716/
Ihkwan73194/
Iguain73146/
Oiguan73117/
Ickwan7328/
Yiquan7319/
Jiquan737/
Higuan735/
Ikwain735/
Oikwan734/
Ikwaan734/
Ikuone733/
Yiguan733/
Aiquan732/
Iqquan732/
Ukwuan732/
Ikgban731/
Igcuan731/
Hikuam731/
Iquain731/
Giguan731/
Ikwaun731/
Iguhan731/
Egkuan731/
Ukuhan731/
Ikqwan731/
Itquane67136/
Higuain6773/
Ainkwan6736/
Inguhan6729/
Engkuan6724/
Hikwane6721/
Ekouhan6714/
Haiquan6714/
Ichkwan679/
Gincuan678/
Huiquan678/
Jitkwan677/
Ainguan675/
Higuaín674/
Jikwane673/
Inquain672/
Gaikwan672/
Jiequan672/
Higuang671/
Iguahyn671/
Yikwane671/
Haiguan671/
Ishkwan670/

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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
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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 Ikuan
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