Ikuku Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ikuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9091:194,87711,747
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Ikuku (112) may also be a first name.

Ikuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikuku is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikuku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikuku is the 260,307th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,829,388 people. The surname Ikuku is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikuku reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 885,979th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 112 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 909 people, or 1 in 194,877. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 73 percent reside, Edo, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Ikuku Last Name Statistics demography

Ikuku earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikukut916/
Ikuuku914/
Ikukus912/
Ikueku911/
Hikuku911/
Iokuku911/
Gikuku911/
Ikkuku911/
Ekuku801,191/
Ikoku80574/
Ukuku80197/
Icuku801/
Idkoukou77136/
Ikkoku731,192/
Jikoku73515/
Gicuku73469/
Eikoku73164/
Ekueku7342/
Ekeuku7339/
Ukauku7312/
Ekukut739/
Ekauku733/
Gekuku731/
Ekuuku731/
Ukukeu731/
Ekoukou6714/
Ekhukhu671/

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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 Ikuku
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