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
Ikuwe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ikuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikuwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is primarily found 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 prevalent first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
The last name Ikuwe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 83 percent reside, Benue, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent reside.
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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