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.

DNA test information

Ikwapa 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
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ikwapa (5) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ikwapa Demographics

Ikwapa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Ikwapa Last Name Facts

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

Ikwapa is most common in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Ikwapa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwapa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ikwapa is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 5 people.

The last name Ikwapa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Ikwapa is most frequent in: Busia County, where 50 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Ikwapa occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Ikwapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ikwapa surname is primarily 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
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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