Ikwap Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ikwap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikwap Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3411:29,1124,003
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ikwap Demographics

Ikwap Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ikwap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikwap is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ikwap click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 274,073rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,139,313 people. Ikwap occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwap live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,341 people, or 1 in 29,112. In Uganda Ikwap is mostly concentrated in: Kumi District, where 30 percent are found, Bukedea District, where 25 percent are found and Katakwi District, where 18 percent are found. Not including Uganda Ikwap exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Ikwap Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikwape911/
Gaikwap831/
Ikwav804/
Ikwop804/
Ekwap804/
Ikwab802/
Ikuap801/
Yikwab731/
Gaikwab671/
Ekuap6014/
Egwap601/
Ekwope552/
Ikwoub551/
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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 Ikwap
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