Ikwueke Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Ikwueke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ikwueke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikwueke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikwueke is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikwueke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ikwueke is the 2,020,555th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Ikwueke is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ikwueke live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ikwueke is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 23 percent live, Edo, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikweke | 92 | 119 | / |
| Ikwuke | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ikueke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ukwueke | 86 | 14 | / |
| Igwueke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikoueke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ikwek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikweki | 77 | 234 | / |
| Ekweke | 77 | 98 | / |
| Ekwuke | 77 | 26 | / |
| Igweke | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ukweke | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ikwike | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ikueki | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikweka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikweek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekueke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igwuke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ugwueke | 71 | 2,710 | / |
| Ukwekie | 71 | 11 | / |
| Egwueke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Eukweke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwaeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekwuike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikweeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukwoeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ukuekea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuecheah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Inkweqe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igweeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuekeh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haikueka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekuek | 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 Ikwueke
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