Ikuwe Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Ikuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
Ikuwe (10) may also be a first name.
Ikuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikuwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ikuwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikuwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikuwe live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikuwe is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Ikuwe is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 83 percent are found, Benue, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikuwe | 91 | 30 | / |
| Ikuwje | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ikuwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikouwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikuwee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikuw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikauhwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gikuhwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikuwa | 80 | 357 | / |
| Ekuwe | 80 | 321 | / |
| Ikowe | 80 | 204 | / |
| Ikuve | 80 | 158 | / |
| Ukuwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikiwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikuwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aikowe | 73 | 46 | / |
| Ikkuwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ekuwei | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aikiwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ekeuwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ikguve | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekuewe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukauwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jikiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hukuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikusue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikaube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekuwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Icuwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Icuwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekeuwei | 67 | 431 | / |
| Ikiewei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hikuwai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ekuw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hukuiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikuhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikoweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekuewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icuw | 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
- 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 Ikuwe
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