Ikume Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ikume (78) may also be a first name.

Ikume Last Name Facts

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

Ikume is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikume? popularity and diffusion

Ikume is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Ikume is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikume live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 78 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Ikume is primarily found in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Cross River, where 8 percent are found and Abia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jikume9115/
Aikume919/
Gikume919/
Ikhume914/
Ikuyme913/
Ikueme913/
Ikoume912/
Ikumet911/
Iskume911/
Ikeume911/
Ikum891,289/
Oikumeh8326/
Ikoumes835/
Ikhumhe832/
Oikhume831/
Ikuma808,179/
Ikome802,452/
Ikumi801,566/
Ekume80829/
Ukume80602/
Yikum80349/
Ikime80256/
Eikum80229/
Aikum80113/
Ikoum8083/
Jikum8012/
Hikum8010/
Gikum801/
Ikuum801/
Icume801/
Oikhueme771/
Hikuma733,349/
Ekoume732,073/
Ikouma73302/
Hikime73160/
Ekueme73158/
Yikuma73156/
Gikumi7346/
Ikhumi7344/
Eidkum7329/
Ikieme7328/
Ikimeh7316/
Ukumeh7314/
Haikum7314/
Hickum7314/
Iekuma7312/
Jikoum7311/
Ikomie737/
Ikkoum736/
Ikhime736/
Jitkum736/
Ikomey735/
Aitkum735/
Hikoum733/
Jikkum733/
Ikumai732/
Ekumet732/
Ikauma732/
Ikoumi732/
Jikome731/
Ekujme731/
Hekume731/
Ekumme731/
Ikoeme731/
Ikutmi731/
Ikimea731/
Aikome731/
Ekeume731/
Ekumea731/
Jikumi731/
Ikoumy731/
Ikumoi731/
Ikhuma731/
Ukaume731/
Hickusmez7113/
Ekum671,811/
Ikom67534/
Ikhumhi6752/
Ischkum6737/
Icum6720/
Ickouma679/
Haikoum678/
Aicumet676/
Ikumaya671/
Ikhomeh671/
Yokoume671/
Ykum671/
Aikhome671/
Ikumowa671/
Aikumit671/
Hiekaum671/
Gaikumi671/
Eickhum670/

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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 Ikume
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