Ikwaa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ikwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ikwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikwaa is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ikwaa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwaa? popularity and diffusion
Ikwaa is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ikwaa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwaa live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwaya | 91 | 45 | / |
| Yikwaa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ikwaja | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ikwaat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikwa | 89 | 2,178 | / |
| Ikwuaja | 83 | 20 | / |
| Ikwauya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yikwa | 80 | 27,635 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Hikwa | 80 | 296 | / |
| Ikhwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Ikway | 80 | 53 | / |
| Ikwai | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ikwau | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ukwaa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Aikwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ekwaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikwua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iskwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Igwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gikwaaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaya | 73 | 29 | / |
| Hikhwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ikwoya | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ikwuja | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ikwaye | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ekwaja | 73 | 11 | / |
| Igwaya | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ikwaje | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikwayi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hinkwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yikkwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikwiya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwoha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yinkwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikwatt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hikwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ginkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwhau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hhikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yikwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukwa | 67 | 5,248 | / |
| Ikwe | 67 | 3,552 | / |
| Ekwa | 67 | 2,735 | / |
| Ikwo | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Ikua | 67 | 1,218 | / |
| Igwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Haikwai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Jikwayo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ikwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Iqwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ykwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ikwuaju | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jkwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yingkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ingw'aa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yikwayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwuoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikweyat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gikwayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaikwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inkwuja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwejaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikwayi | 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 Ikwaa
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