Ikweli Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Ikweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 71 | 1:745,657 | 41,495 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ikweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikweli is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikweli? popularity and diffusion
Ikweli is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikweli are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ikweli is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 99 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikweali | 92 | 88 | / |
| Ikwoeli | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekweli | 83 | 464 | / |
| Ukweli | 83 | 168 | / |
| Ikwele | 83 | 131 | / |
| Ikwely | 83 | 78 | / |
| Igweli | 83 | 69 | / |
| Ikwali | 83 | 57 | / |
| Ikwela | 83 | 37 | / |
| Igweali | 77 | 89 | / |
| Ekwelie | 77 | 51 | / |
| Ikwelle | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ekweali | 77 | 27 | / |
| Inkwili | 77 | 21 | / |
| Igwelit | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ikoueli | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ekwueli | 77 | 4 | / |
| Igwelio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Inkwele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwelet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukwueli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwealoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikweelet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwele | 67 | 858 | / |
| Igwele | 67 | 443 | / |
| Igwela | 67 | 307 | / |
| Ekwela | 67 | 190 | / |
| Igwali | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ekwali | 67 | 30 | / |
| Igbeli | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekwili | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ukwele | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ugweli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Egweli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikwale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igwoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igueli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaly | 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 Ikweli
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