Ikung Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

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

Ikung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062

Ikung (270) may also be a first name.

Ikung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikung is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,025,894th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. Ikung occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Ikung live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikung is also the 541,116th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 270 people.

The surname Ikung is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Ikung is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 85 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aikung91101/
Gikung9150/
Hikung9126/
Ikoung914/
Ikungk914/
Gikhung831/
Hikoung831/
Ikong803,147/
Ekung80921/
Ukung80196/
Icung805/
Ikumg801/
Eikhaung771/
Yikheung771/
Yickhung771/
Hickuing770/
Jikong73156/
Uckung7382/
Hikong7374/
Yokung7372/
Ukkung7333/
Hukung7333/
Ekoung7326/
Hicung7323/
Ikkong7311/
Gekung737/
Yikong735/
Ekeung731/
Aikong731/
Oikong731/
Iekong731/
Ikongh731/
Yicung731/
Aikoussing6718/
Ihkhong671/
Eskeung671/
Haikong671/
Yikhing671/
Yokoung671/
Ikonngh671/

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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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  • 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 Ikung
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