Ikweri Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ikweri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ikweri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikweri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikweri occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ikweri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikweri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikweri live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Ikweri is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 57 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside and Machakos County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikweiri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ikwere | 83 | 92 | / |
| Ukweri | 83 | 75 | / |
| Ekweri | 83 | 45 | / |
| Ikwera | 83 | 14 | / |
| Igweri | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ikwyri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekweiri | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gigweri | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ikwerre | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ikwuere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ikweret | 77 | 2 | / |
| Igwerit | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekweyri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aikwere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwerie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwueri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iekwere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhweri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuerie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aikwairi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwere | 67 | 15,597 | / |
| Igberi | 67 | 1,239 | / |
| Ukwere | 67 | 87 | / |
| Igwere | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ekwera | 67 | 56 | / |
| Igwera | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ukwori | 67 | 14 | / |
| Egweri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ekwari | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ekwiri | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikware | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukwari | 67 | 5 | / |
| Icwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwèri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwire | 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 Ikweri
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