Ikwua Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ikwua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ikwua (3) may also be a first name.
Ikwua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikwua has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikwua reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Ikwua is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 50 percent are found and Lagos, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikwa | 89 | 2,178 | / |
| Ikua | 89 | 1,218 | / |
| Ikwuoha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yikwa | 80 | 27,635 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Ikwuo | 80 | 589 | / |
| Hikwa | 80 | 296 | / |
| Yikua | 80 | 98 | / |
| Ikway | 80 | 53 | / |
| Ikwai | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ikwau | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ikwou | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ickua | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ekwua | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ukwua | 80 | 19 | / |
| Iokua | 80 | 18 | / |
| Inkua | 80 | 13 | / |
| Aikwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iekua | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikwaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jikua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Igwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ikwah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikuah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aikua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikweu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gikua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ihkua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iskwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inkuea | 73 | 84 | / |
| Haikua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yikwaa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yikkwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hinkwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikwoha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikwatt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yinkwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Inckua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jinkua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikuat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gikuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yikuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hikwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ginkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikuoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishkua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwhau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hhikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yikwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukwa | 67 | 5,248 | / |
| Ekwa | 67 | 2,735 | / |
| Igua | 67 | 2,262 | / |
| Ikwo | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Igwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Ekua | 67 | 149 | / |
| Ukua | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ikuo | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hingkua | 67 | 63 | / |
| Haikwai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Iqwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ykwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iqua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jitkuea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jkwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yingkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Igwuoha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaikwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jitkuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikkuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekwai | 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 Ikwua
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