Ikwo Surname

269,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4191:124,8368,186
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ikwo (26,606) may also be a first name.

Ikwo Last Name Facts

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

Ikwo is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ikwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 269,545th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,032,836 people. The last name Ikwo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikwo is also the 30,533rd most common first name in the world, held by 26,606 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,419 people, or 1 in 124,836. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 39 percent live, Cross River, where 26 percent live and Ebonyi, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria Ikwo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikwuo89589/
Ikwou8936/
Yikwo8933/
Jikwo899/
Gikwo898/
Eikwo897/
Ikwoh895/
Ikwop894/
Ikqwo894/
Ikwoo892/
Ikwoi892/
Igkwo891/
Ikwho891/
Idkwo891/
Ikwod891/
Uikwo891/
Ickwo891/
Aikwo891/
Ikwwo891/
Ikwoha804/
Ikwuod801/
Aikwoo801/
Haikwo801/
Ikwohe801/
Ekwo754,073/
Ikwa752,178/
Ukwo75716/
Igwo75537/
Ikuo7581/
Iqwo7528/
Icwo751/
Jkwo751/
Ahaikwo735/
Ikwuoha733/
Jingkwo731/
Ikwuoyi731/
Ickwood730/
Yikwa6727,635/
Jikwa6710,829/
Hikwa67296/
Ikhwa6758/
Ekwoh6756/
Ekwuo6755/
Ukwoh6740/
Ikwau6737/
Ukwuo6713/
Iqwot6712/
Ekwou678/
Higwo677/
Aikwa677/
Jigwo676/
Igwoh675/
Ekwoi675/
Ikwaa675/
Ikwah673/
Ikwua673/
Ekwoy672/
Ikweu672/
Igwuo672/
Ikuot672/
Enkwo672/
Etkwo671/
Uikwa671/
Ukgwo671/
Ikquo671/
Ekwod671/
Iskwa671/
Iqwoh671/
Oigwo671/
Ukwoo671/
Ugkwo671/
Hikuo671/
Jikuo671/
Idkwa671/
Igwoi671/
Eickwood670/
Hickwood670/

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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 Ikwo
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