Ikwueme Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

Ikwueme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwueme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3941:449,60122,976
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
Grenada41:27,1341,180
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ikwueme (19) may also be a first name.

Ikwueme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikwueme is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwueme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikwueme is the 666,162nd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name Ikwueme occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ikwueme are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ikwueme is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 449,601. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 23 percent reside, Enugu, where 12 percent reside and Delta, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Ikwueme Last Name Statistics demography

Ikwueme earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.86% more than the national average, earning $53,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikwuemeh931/
Eikwueme931/
Ikwume9232/
Ikweme926/
Ikueme923/
Ekwueme8610,573/
Ukwueme865/
Ikwuema864/
Ikweume861/
Ikwumeu861/
Ikwem8333/
Ekwuemeh8017/
Ekkwueme805/
Ekwwueme805/
Ekwuemea801/
Ekwuemee801/
Ekgwueme801/
Ekweme771,610/
Ekueme77158/
Ikwema77130/
Ekwume77119/
Ikwome7763/
Igwume7744/
Igweme7712/
Ukwume779/
Ekwuem775/
Ikwemi771/
Ukweme771/
Igueme771/
Ikuema771/
Ugwueme71133/
Ekweume7120/
Egwueme7113/
Ekwuema718/
Ekwheme714/
Ekweeme713/
Ekwoeme713/
Eskweme712/
Enkweme712/
Ekoueme712/
Ikweama711/
Ekwemge711/
Igwuemi711/
Jigueme711/
Eekwume711/
Ekwveme711/
Ekweame711/
Ekwem672,157/
Igwem6741/
Iguem6714/
Ukwuemyi673/
Ekweemeh671/

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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
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  • 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 Ikwueme
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