Ilukwe Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Ilukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ilukwe (14) may also be a first name.
Ilukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ilukwe occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilukwe? popularity and diffusion
Ilukwe is the 1,398,030th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Ilukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ilukwe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
Ilukwe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 44 percent reside, Lagos, where 31 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ilukwe
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