Ikwuonu Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ikwuonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikwuonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ikwuonu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ikwuonu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikwuonu? popularity and diffusion

Ikwuonu is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ikwuonu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ikwuonu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 59 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikuonu9218/
Ikwonu923/
Ikggwuonu882/
Ekwuonu86140/
Ukwuonu866/
Igwuonu864/
Ekwonu77239/
Ukuonu7714/
Ukwonu7710/
Igwonu7710/
Ikwanu773/
Ekuonu771/
Ugwuonu71503/
Ikhwanu7172/
Egwuonu7150/
Ekwuanu7135/
Ekwounu711/
Ekwoonu711/
Igbuonu711/
Egwuonnu674/
Giguonou671/
Egwuonuu671/

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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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  • 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 Ikwuonu
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