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
The last name Ikyu is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikyu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 557,722nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Ikyu reside; 62 percent reside in East Asia and 62 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Ikyu is also the 746,252nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 152 people.
Ikyu is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 363,194. In Japan Ikyu is most common in: Okayama Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 29 percent reside and Gunma Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis