Ikwapa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikwapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ikwapa (5) may also be a first name.

Ikwapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ikwapa is most common in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ikwapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ikwapa is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwapa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ikwapa is also the 5,493,085th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 5 people.

The surname Ikwapa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 50 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 50 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent are found.

Ikwapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikwapi832/
Ikwape831/
Ikuapa831/
Igwapa831/
Ikwapit7737/
Ingwapha714/
Ekwapo671/
Ekwapit622/
Igwapit622/
Igbapau621/
Igbape5072/
Iguape5057/
Igbapo5013/
Igbopa504/
Ekwope502/
Ekwopi502/
Ekwepo501/
Egwapo501/

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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 Ikwapa
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