Ikwebe Surname
Approximately 940 people bear this surname
Ikwebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 929 | 1:190,681 | 11,566 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ikwebe (104) may also be a first name.
Ikwebe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwebe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikwebe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ikwebe.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwebe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 379,617th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikwebe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikwebe is also the 925,156th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 104 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 929 people, or 1 in 190,681. In Nigeria Ikwebe is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 61 percent are found, Delta, where 8 percent are found and Cross River, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwuebe | 92 | 75 | / |
| Ikwabe | 83 | 1,910 | / |
| Ekwebe | 83 | 108 | / |
| Igwebe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Ikwobe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ikweba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ukwebe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ikwibe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikuebe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikouebe | 77 | 550 | / |
| Igwebge | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ukwuebe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ekweber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwebie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eekwebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igweibe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwuebe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwebeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikouebet | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ickuebet | 71 | 9 | / |
| Enkweibe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwebe | 67 | 182 | / |
| Igbebe | 67 | 164 | / |
| Egwebe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ekwabe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igwebi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekweba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igwabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikouebhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwebi | 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 Ikwebe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis