Ikwen Surname
Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname
Ikwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,234 | 1:143,552 | 9,175 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Ikwen (58) may also be a first name.
Ikwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikwen is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ikwen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 303,021st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. The last name Ikwen is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikwen reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 58 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,234 people, or 1 in 143,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 81 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jikwen | 91 | 29 | / |
| Ikwene | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ikwuen | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ikween | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yikwen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikwn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jinkwen | 83 | 82 | / |
| Ukwen | 80 | 249 | / |
| Ekwen | 80 | 116 | / |
| Igwen | 80 | 60 | / |
| Ikuen | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ikwin | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iqkwn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itkwn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jingkwen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwene | 73 | 288 | / |
| Ingwen | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ikwain | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ekweng | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yokwen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwnne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edkwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikhwin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Incwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukwn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icweene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihkuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekwein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hickuen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ikwen
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