Ikwi Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Ikwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ikwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikwi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwi reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Ikwi is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Busia District, where 41 percent live, Tororo District, where 36 percent live and Bugiri District, where 5 percent live. Besides Uganda Ikwi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwii | 89 | 181 | / |
| Ikwai | 89 | 42 | / |
| Ikwei | 89 | 23 | / |
| Yikwi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ikwoi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ikwid | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikwui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yikwei | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yinkwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jikwii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aikwij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aikwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikui | 75 | 7,808 | / |
| Ikwe | 75 | 3,552 | / |
| Ikwa | 75 | 2,178 | / |
| Ekwi | 75 | 42 | / |
| Ukwi | 75 | 23 | / |
| Igwi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haikwai | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gaikwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiekwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jingkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuoyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yikwa | 67 | 27,635 | / |
| Jikwa | 67 | 10,829 | / |
| Ikwue | 67 | 669 | / |
| Hikwa | 67 | 296 | / |
| Ekwai | 67 | 217 | / |
| Ikwee | 67 | 141 | / |
| Ukwai | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ikway | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ekwei | 67 | 42 | / |
| Aigwi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ukwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Igwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Igkwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jikwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekwii | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jikui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yikwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aikwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igwei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ikweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikwaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekkwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uikui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Inkui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aikwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikhwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikwje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eikwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yikui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukwyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikuit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hikwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inkwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iqhwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yckwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikuhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikwe | 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 Ikwi
- 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