Ikwenya Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Ikwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 185 | 1:211,023 | 16,608 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Ikwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikwenya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwenya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwenya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ikwenya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 211,023. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Serere District, where 54 percent reside, Soroti District, where 38 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekwenya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ikwenye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekweanya | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ekwenyau | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ukkwenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikwenyit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwenyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuenyah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ekwenye | 71 | 1,419 | / |
| Ikwenge | 71 | 83 | / |
| Ikwanyo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Ikwonye | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ukwenye | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ikwonja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Igbenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ekwanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jkwenye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwenye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igwenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ingwenyo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gikwenge | 67 | 21 | / |
| Igweanye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikwaniah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugweanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eekwenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engwenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweinye | 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 Ikwenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis