Ikuwa Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Ikuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ikuwa (250) may also be a first name.
Ikuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikuwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 790,102nd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ikuwa are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ikuwa is also the 563,826th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 250 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikeuwa | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ikkuwa | 91 | 19 | / |
| Jikuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikuwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hikuwai | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ikauwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hikuhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haikuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikuewau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikauwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekuwa | 80 | 111 | / |
| Ikiwa | 80 | 101 | / |
| Ikuwe | 80 | 89 | / |
| Ukuwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Ikuva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikuwo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikuwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uikuwait | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukauwa | 73 | 453 | / |
| Ikeuba | 73 | 106 | / |
| Ukuhwa | 73 | 78 | / |
| Ekouwa | 73 | 68 | / |
| Aikuwe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ukuwua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ekuewa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hikiwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikubau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ukkuwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ekeuwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jikiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikhuva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikuwje | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikubay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yikiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikuwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikuwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iokuva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikubah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikueva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekhuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukhuwah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ikeubah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ikoowua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aicuhwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haikuwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gikuhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykhuwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikauhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ikuwa
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