Ikyu Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ikyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ikyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3521:363,19412,229
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627

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

The last name Ikyu is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 557,722nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name Ikyu occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ikyu live; 62 percent live in East Asia and 62 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Ikyu is also the 746,252nd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 152 people.

Ikyu is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 363,194. In Japan Ikyu is most prevalent in: Okayama Prefecture, where 37 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Gunma Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eikyu891,390/
Jikyu89281/
Gikyu8951/
Ikeyu8921/
Ikuyu8919/
Ikyuh8910/
Ikyua897/
Ikyue897/
Ikoyu895/
Heikyu80443/
Gikuyu8088/
Jikuyu8017/
Hikoyu806/
Ikeyou804/
Eikuyu801/
Ikuiyu801/
Haikyu801/
Ikiu758/
Ukyu757/
Ykyu751/
Jikayiu7315/
Gikuiyu736/
Ekoyu67540/
Ikoju67234/
Uekyu67150/
Ikuju6741/
Ikiua6726/
Gekyu6722/
Ekuyu6721/
Yokyu6717/
Ikiou6714/
Gikiu6711/
Ikeju675/
Ikeou672/
Ukjyu672/
Hikiu671/
Ekeyu671/
Ukuyu671/
Ukeyu671/
Ykuyu671/

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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 Ikyu
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