Ikwii Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ikwii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikwii Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ikwii Demographics

Ikwii Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ikwii Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ikwii Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ikwii is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ikwii.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwii? popularity and diffusion

Ikwii is the 1,267,784th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwii live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 98 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Ikwii Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ikwii last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jikwii911/
Ikwi8926/
Ikwai8042/
Ikwei8023/
Ekwii808/
Yikwi803/
Ikwoi802/
Ikwid801/
Ikwui801/
Yikwei734/
Aikwei731/
Yinkwi731/
Aikwij731/
Ikui677,808/
Ikwe673,552/
Ikwa672,178/
Haikwai6747/
Ekwi6742/
Ukwi6723/
Igwi672/
Gaikwai672/
Jiekwai671/
Jingkwi671/
Ikwuihe671/
Ikwuoyi671/
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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 Ikwii
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