Ikunji Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ikunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Ikunji Last Name Facts

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

Ikunji is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikunji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikunji is the 1,755,741st most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Ikunji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikunji are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ikunji is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 95 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikundji9248/
Gikunji921/
Ikunzi8362/
Ikonji8334/
Ikunje8310/
Ikunci833/
Ukunji832/
Ikinji831/
Ikunja831/
Ekunji831/
Ikungi831/
Ekuniji7721/
Gicunji771/
Ikuniyi771/
Oikonji771/
Gikunzi771/
Ikunaiye71107/
Haikunje714/
Ikaunyit714/
Ekunniji712/
Ikungiyo711/
Ikonzi67239/
Ekunie67100/
Ikonje6732/
Ekungi6722/
Ikunze679/
Ekunja675/
Ekinji675/
Ikonci675/
Ikunza674/
Ikunye672/
Ekunzi672/
Eqinji671/
Ikonja671/
Ikunge671/
Ekunje671/
Ikunsa671/
Ikinje671/

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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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  • 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 Ikunji
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