Ikyu Surname
Approximately 570 people bear this surname
Ikyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 352 | 1:363,194 | 12,229 |
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
Ikyu (152) may also be a first name.
Ikyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikyu is most common in Japan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ikyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikyu? popularity and diffusion
Ikyu is the 557,722nd most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name Ikyu occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ikyu are found; 62 percent are found in East Asia and 62 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Ikyu is also the 746,252nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 152 people.
This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 363,194. In Japan it is primarily found in: Okayama Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 29 percent reside and Gunma Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eikyu | 89 | 1,390 | / |
| Jikyu | 89 | 281 | / |
| Gikyu | 89 | 51 | / |
| Ikeyu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Ikuyu | 89 | 19 | / |
| Ikyuh | 89 | 10 | / |
| Ikyua | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ikyue | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ikoyu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Heikyu | 80 | 443 | / |
| Gikuyu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Jikuyu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hikoyu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikeyou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eikuyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikuiyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haikyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikiu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ukyu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ykyu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jikayiu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gikuiyu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ekoyu | 67 | 540 | / |
| Ikoju | 67 | 234 | / |
| Uekyu | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ikuju | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ikiua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gekyu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ekuyu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yokyu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ikiou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gikiu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ikeju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikeou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukjyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hikiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukeyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykuyu | 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 Ikyu
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