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 surname Ikwen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 303,021st most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikwen live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikwen is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 58 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,234 people, or 1 in 143,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 81 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Ikwen exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
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
- 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 Ikwen
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