Ikwit Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ikwit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ikwit 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
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ikwit Last Name Facts

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

Ikwit is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwit? popularity and diffusion

Ikwit is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ikwit is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwit live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Ikwit is mostly found in: Katakwi District, where 100 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent live.

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
Ikweite832/
Ekwit8018/
Ikwet8012/
Ikuit802/
Ikwid801/
Higwit7344/
Ikwete7314/
Ikweet738/
Ikuite737/
Jikuit733/
Gekwit732/
Icwiet731/
Ekwith731/
Igwait731/
Eskwitt6714/
Ekweite671/
Eckwith670/
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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 Ikwit
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