Ikwele Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Ikwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ikwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikwele is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,565,797th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Ikwele is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Ikwele are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Ikwele is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 59 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwelle | 92 | 42 | / |
| Inkwele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikwelet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikwel | 91 | 24 | / |
| Ikweelet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekwele | 83 | 858 | / |
| Igwele | 83 | 443 | / |
| Ikweli | 83 | 132 | / |
| Ikwely | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ikwela | 83 | 37 | / |
| Ukwele | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ikwale | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ekwelle | 77 | 770 | / |
| Ingwele | 77 | 116 | / |
| Ikweali | 77 | 88 | / |
| Ekwelie | 77 | 51 | / |
| Jigwele | 77 | 13 | / |
| Igweele | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jikwale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikweell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikuele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ighwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwelet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwalle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwoeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwelea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwel | 73 | 83 | / |
| Ekwle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwealer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekwealer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aikuhele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hickwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igbele | 67 | 594 | / |
| Ekwale | 67 | 591 | / |
| Ekweli | 67 | 464 | / |
| Igwela | 67 | 307 | / |
| Egwele | 67 | 259 | / |
| Ekwela | 67 | 190 | / |
| Ukweli | 67 | 168 | / |
| Igweli | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ikwali | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ugwele | 67 | 39 | / |
| Iguele | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ekwell | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ekuele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekwole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweilhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwale | 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 Ikwele
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