Ikwan Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ikwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0611:124,64612,562
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
Malaysia751:393,25620,576
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Ikwan (3,230) may also be a first name.

Ikwan Last Name Facts

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

Ikwan (Hindi: इकवान) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwan? popularity and diffusion

Ikwan is the 289,639th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. The surname Ikwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Ikwan live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 126,177th most commonly used forename globally, held by 3,230 people.

The surname Ikwan is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,061 people, or 1 in 124,646. In Indonesia Ikwan is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 57 percent are found, Central Java, where 14 percent are found and Yogyakarta, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikhwan9110,519/
Ihkwan91194/
Ickwan9128/
Ikwain915/
Ikwuan914/
Ikwaan914/
Oikwan914/
Ikqwan911/
Ikwaun911/
Ainkwan8336/
Hikwane8321/
Ikhwane8310/
Ichkwan839/
Uikhwan838/
Jitkwan837/
Ikhwaan834/
Jikwane833/
Gaikwan832/
Iqkhwan832/
Yikwane831/
Eikhwan831/
Ishkwan830/
Ekwan802,093/
Iqwan8078/
Ukwan8054/
Ikuan8029/
Icwan8015/
Ikwon8012/
Igwan8010/
Jitkwang772/
Jinnkwan771/
Jingkwan771/
Yingkwan771/
Ekhwan73459/
Ekwain73126/
Ekwane7319/
Iqhwan7319/
Higwan735/
Igwang734/
Jikuan734/
Yikwam734/
Ihcwan734/
Igwane733/
Inkuan732/
Eakwan732/
Ukwuan732/
Eikuan732/
Hikwam731/
Ikuang731/
Jkhwan731/
Igwhan731/
Ikgban731/
Ekwaun731/
Gekwan731/
Yikuan731/
Aigwan731/
Jikwam731/
Ikwoon731/
Ikwandowa714/
Ekhwann6744/
Ingkuan676/
Jinkuan672/
Haikuan672/
Ikouhan671/
Iqhwann671/
Jeekwan671/
Huikuan671/
Hoikwon671/
Engkwan671/
Yinkuan671/
Ekhwane671/
Gingwan671/
Hekhwan671/
Ingwaan671/
Heskwan671/
Yigwane671/
Eqkhwan671/
Jitkwon671/

Ikwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ikwan in the Hindi language
इकवानikavana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikwan
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