Ikuwan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ikuwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikuwan 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
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ikuwan (27) may also be a first name.

Ikuwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikuwan is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikuwan? popularity and diffusion

Ikuwan is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikuwan are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ikuwan is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Ikuwan is most frequent in: Serere District, where 55 percent live, Amuria District, where 18 percent live and Soroti District, where 15 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 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
Ikuewan92180/
Ikhuwan922/
Ikhuewan861/
Iskouwan861/
Ikiwan835/
Ekuwan833/
Ikuwam831/
Ukuwan831/
Ichkouwan801/
Ikuwannne801/
Ukauwan773/
Ekouwan771/
Ikuyuan771/
Yikowan771/
Ikhiwan771/
Ekowan672/
Ekiwan671/
Ukuwon671/
Ekuwon671/
Ikouwom624/
Ekeuban621/
Iquivan621/
Ecuban501/
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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 Ikuwan
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