Ikwela Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Ikwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ikwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikwela is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ikwela are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Beside The DR Congo Ikwela occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwala | 83 | 686 | / |
| Igwela | 83 | 307 | / |
| Ukwela | 83 | 200 | / |
| Ekwela | 83 | 190 | / |
| Ikweli | 83 | 132 | / |
| Ikwele | 83 | 131 | / |
| Ikwely | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ikwelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuela | 77 | 96 | / |
| Ikweali | 77 | 88 | / |
| Ingwela | 77 | 63 | / |
| Igwelas | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ikouela | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ekweala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eskwela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igweala | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekwella | 77 | 1 | / |
| Inkwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwelet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igweela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwelea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukwelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikweelet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gikuelay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwelaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwelaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ickwalla | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ekwele | 67 | 858 | / |
| Igwala | 67 | 556 | / |
| Ekweli | 67 | 464 | / |
| Igwele | 67 | 443 | / |
| Ekwala | 67 | 178 | / |
| Egwela | 67 | 152 | / |
| Igweli | 67 | 69 | / |
| Igwelo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ekuela | 67 | 21 | / |
| Igbela | 67 | 17 | / |
| Iguela | 67 | 13 | / |
| Igwila | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ukwala | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ugwela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ukwola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikuila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekwelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikwalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iqwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuely | 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 Ikwela
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