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 last name Ikwar occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Ikwar is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ikwar live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ikwar is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 295,752. In Uganda Ikwar is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 54 percent are found, Soroti District, where 36 percent are found and Serere District, where 6 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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