Ikwara Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5231:88,2987,985
Uganda1081:361,47523,506
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ikwara (98) may also be a first name.

Ikwara Last Name Facts

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

Ikwara is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ikwara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikwara is the 497,277th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name Ikwara is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikwara are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 98 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 88,298. In Kenya Ikwara is most frequent in: Busia County, where 76 percent live, Bungoma County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Ikwara Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oikwara921/
Ikwarat921/
Igwara83121/
Iqwara8385/
Ikwaro8367/
Ikuara8358/
Ekwara8328/
Ikwera8314/
Ukwara836/
Ikware835/
Ikwary831/
Ikuhara77750/
Igwarha7775/
Ikwarit7739/
Ikwaroh776/
Ikwaire776/
Aigwara771/
Ekwarai771/
Jikuhara71193/
Ikwairot7115/
Ekwatrap714/
Ikwarroo711/
Ingwarah711/
Aikwairi711/
Ekwaro672,536/
Igbara67237/
Ekwera6756/
Ugwara6741/
Igwera6735/
Ikuari6731/
Ukwera6728/
Iguara6720/
Ikwero6718/
Ekware6713/
Ekwari6710/
Ikworo676/
Ukuara675/
Igwaro673/
Igwora672/
Ekwora671/
Igware671/
Icwera671/
Igwary671/
Egwara671/

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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 Ikwara
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