Ikwaye Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ikwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ikwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikwaye has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ikwaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwaye live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Ikwaye is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Ikwaye is most prevalent in: Kaabong District, where 100 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikway | 91 | 53 | / |
| Ikwye | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ikwaya | 83 | 45 | / |
| Ikweye | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ekwaye | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ikwayi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ikwaje | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ikwuye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jikwayo | 77 | 27 | / |
| Hekwaye | 77 | 11 | / |
| Yikwayi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gikwayo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gaikwae | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gikwiye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eikwaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jigwaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwujae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwauya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikwoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Inkwiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwee | 73 | 141 | / |
| Ikwai | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ikwau | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ekway | 73 | 32 | / |
| Ikwei | 73 | 23 | / |
| Igway | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ukway | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ikwaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikwea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiekwayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hickwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwaiyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikwaaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuje | 67 | 1,225 | / |
| Ukwayi | 67 | 338 | / |
| Ikuoye | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ekwuye | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ikwoyi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ukwaya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ekwaya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ukwuye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ekweye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ikwoya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ikwuja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ikweai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikweje | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yikwaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Igwaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ikwoje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikuiye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikueye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukwawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yikwei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekwaje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igweye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwayu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikuaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igbaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweae | 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 Ikwaye
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