Ikwuka Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikwuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7111:249,14614,419
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Ikwuka (112) may also be a first name.

Ikwuka Last Name Facts

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

Ikwuka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikwuka is the 462,693rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ikwuka are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 885,979th most widespread first name on earth, held by 112 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 249,146. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekwuka839/
Ikwuke836/
Ikwuko835/
Ukwuka834/
Igweuka775/
Ikwusca771/
Ugwuka67316/
Egwuka6753/
Ekwuke6726/
Ekwoka678/
Igbuka673/
Igwuke671/
Ikwoko671/
Eqwuka671/

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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 Ikwuka
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