Ikwar Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Ikwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 132 | 1:295,752 | 20,635 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ikwar (21) may also be a first name.
Ikwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikwar is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Ikwar is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ikwar reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ikwar is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 21 people.
Ikwar is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 54 percent reside, Soroti District, where 36 percent reside and Serere District, where 6 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikhwar | 91 | 14 | / |
| Ikware | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ikwaire | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jinkwar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikwor | 80 | 1,321 | / |
| Ekwar | 80 | 501 | / |
| Igwar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikwuor | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ekware | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikwour | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ikwwor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yokwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igware | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edkwar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaire | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ighwair | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igwuare | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaykwar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yigware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekkware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highwar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ikwar
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