Ikupa Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

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

Ikupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikupa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ikupa (5,691) may also be a first name.

Ikupa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikupa occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikupa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikupa is the 1,775,494th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Ikupa occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ikupa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikupa is also the 88,609th most common first name in the world, borne by 5,691 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria Ikupa is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Ikupa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aikupa9146/
Ikupat911/
Gikhupa831/
Gikaupa831/
Ikouppa831/
Ikipa80196/
Ukupa8050/
Ikupi8010/
Ekupa804/
Ikupe802/
Ikupo801/
Gikhupha771/
Hukupa7324/
Ukupah7312/
Jikipa733/
Ekupat731/
Ikupho731/
Aiquipa672,006/
Ekupuha671/
Ekaupas671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ikupa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis