Ikyegh Surname
Approximately 1,127 people bear this surname
Ikyegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,124 | 1:157,600 | 9,920 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ikyegh (69) may also be a first name.
Ikyegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikyegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ikyegh is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ikyegh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikyegh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 329,025th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,466,323 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikyegh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 69 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 157,600. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Nasarawa, where 5 percent live and Taraba, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Ikyegh
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