Ikwee Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Ikwee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ikwee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikwee occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwee? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,491,356th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwee live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ikwee is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda Ikwee is most numerous in: Katakwi District, where 77 percent are found, Amuria District, where 22 percent are found and Kumi District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Ikwee is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikweye | 91 | 27 | / |
| Ikweje | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ikwe | 89 | 3,552 | / |
| Ikwueje | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ikwujee | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ekwee | 80 | 866 | / |
| Ikwue | 80 | 669 | / |
| Igwee | 80 | 68 | / |
| Ikwei | 80 | 23 | / |
| Igkwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Jikwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yikwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ikweh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aikwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikwye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eikwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikhwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ukwee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hikwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikweu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uikwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Izkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikuee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Icwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuje | 73 | 1,225 | / |
| Ekweje | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ekweye | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ikwaye | 73 | 14 | / |
| Icweet | 73 | 13 | / |
| Igweje | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ikueje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ikwoje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ikwaje | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikueye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yikwei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ekweet | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aihkwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igweye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikweja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igweee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikweji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekweae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwehe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eikewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yinkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hinkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikweyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eihkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ainkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hikhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwe | 67 | 360,950 | / |
| Ekwe | 67 | 12,301 | / |
| Ikwa | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Ukwe | 67 | 756 | / |
| Ikue | 67 | 71 | / |
| Iqwe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ingweye | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ikwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ekwejeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekweije | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ohiekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikweyat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gikwiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwuuje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaikwae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekwueje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iskwuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikwoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwejuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweehh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inkwiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkwe | 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
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- 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 Ikwee
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