Ikwana Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ikwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ikwana (47) may also be a first name.

Ikwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikwana has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ikwana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikwana is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ikwana are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ikwana is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kumi District, where 88 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jikwana92855/
Ikhwana92452/
Ikwanat9228/
Ikwanah925/
Ihkwana924/
Yikwana921/
Ikwanha921/
Yikwanga86107/
Oikwanga8615/
Ihkwanah861/
Gaikwana861/
Ikwani83134/
Ukwana8312/
Ikuana839/
Ykwana836/
Ikwena835/
Ikwano833/
Ekwana833/
Igwana832/
Yigwana77113/
Ikwange77105/
Ikwanyo7756/
Hikwane7721/
Yikwani7716/
Higwana7714/
Ikwango7713/
Ekwanat7712/
Hukwana7711/
Ikwangi778/
Aikwani774/
Ekhwana773/
Ikweani773/
Ihkwani773/
Jikwane773/
Ukwanna772/
Ikwuani772/
Ukwuana771/
Iekuana771/
Ikwanyi771/
Yikwane771/
Oikwano771/
Ikuanga771/
Igwanga771/
Ekwanait7137/
Ikqwanis7136/
Aikwanit711/
Igbana672,239/
Iguana67401/
Ekwani67328/
Ekwena67272/
Aikwanich6740/
Ikwono6727/
Icwani6724/
Ekwane6719/
Ekwona6714/
Igwena6711/
Yingwanna677/
Ekwany676/
Igwani675/
Iqwani674/
Ukwona673/
Igwane673/
Ugwana673/
Egwana672/
Ikwoni672/
Ikuani672/
Ekuana672/
Ukuana671/
Ukwena671/

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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 Ikwana
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