Ikweny Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ikweny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ikweny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikweny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikweny occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikweny? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikweny live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 48 percent reside, Kumi District, where 33 percent reside and Bukedea District, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwenyi | 92 | 29 | / |
| Ikwuenyi | 86 | 26 | / |
| Ikwoenyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekweny | 83 | 631 | / |
| Ikwene | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ikwena | 83 | 5 | / |
| Igweny | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ukweny | 83 | 3 | / |
| Igwenyi | 77 | 271 | / |
| Ekwenyi | 77 | 152 | / |
| Ikwenge | 77 | 83 | / |
| Ukwenyi | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ikwengi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jikweni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ikweani | 77 | 3 | / |
| Iskwene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iokweni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikwanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuenyi | 71 | 43 | / |
| Gikwenge | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ikuenaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Inkweini | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekweanyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ukwuenay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ishkwene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ikweunne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwwenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukweni | 67 | 885 | / |
| Ekwene | 67 | 288 | / |
| Ekwena | 67 | 272 | / |
| Ikwani | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ekweni | 67 | 106 | / |
| Igwena | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikwini | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekwany | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igweni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikueni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwoni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igwene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egweny | 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 Ikweny
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