Ikwere Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Ikwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ikwere (23) may also be a first name.
Ikwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikwere has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwere? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ikwere is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwere live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
The surname Ikwere is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria Ikwere is most frequent in: Cross River, where 39 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 17 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwerre | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ikwuere | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ikweret | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aikwere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iekwere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikwer | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ekwere | 83 | 15,597 | / |
| Ukwere | 83 | 87 | / |
| Igwere | 83 | 74 | / |
| Ikwera | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ikweri | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ikware | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ikwire | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikuere | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eikwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekwerre | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ekwuere | 77 | 22 | / |
| Eekwere | 77 | 11 | / |
| Igweret | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ikwaire | 77 | 6 | / |
| Eakwere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Igweere | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ikouere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enkwere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweree | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwerie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekweret | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikweiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwer | 73 | 52 | / |
| Igwer | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ekwre | 73 | 9 | / |
| Igwre | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekwuerie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ekuere | 67 | 370 | / |
| Ekwire | 67 | 196 | / |
| Igbere | 67 | 169 | / |
| Egwere | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ukweri | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ekwera | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ekweri | 67 | 45 | / |
| Igwera | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ighwre | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ekware | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eqwere | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iguere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ukuere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Inkuer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igweri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Icwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwyri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higwer | 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 Ikwere
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