Ikwam Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ikwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ikwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikwam is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ikwam are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Ikwam is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most common in: Kumi District, where 25 percent are found, Serere District, where 17 percent are found and Amuria District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Ikwam exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Ikwam
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