Ipaku Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Ipaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Ipaku (324) may also be a first name.
Ipaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ipaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ipaku is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ipaku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ipaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ipaku is the 2,020,555th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Ipaku live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 487,350th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 324 people.
The surname Ipaku is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 59 percent reside, Chimbu, where 22 percent reside and Hela, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hipaku | 91 | 25 | / |
| Ippaku | 91 | 11 | / |
| Aipaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haipaku | 83 | 37 | / |
| Jipakus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Epaku | 80 | 784 | / |
| Ipeku | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ipacu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ipoku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Upaku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ipekou | 73 | 71 | / |
| Ipokut | 73 | 12 | / |
| Eppaku | 73 | 11 | / |
| Epakou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iposku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ipacut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epakui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ipoukou | 67 | 107 | / |
| Epoku | 60 | 112 | / |
| Epacu | 60 | 77 | / |
| Epeku | 60 | 22 | / |
| Upoku | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ipecu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Epokou | 55 | 369 | / |
| Hupeku | 55 | 4 | / |
| Yopoku | 55 | 2 | / |
| Epeuku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epaccu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epekuy | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epoukou | 50 | 5 | / |
| Huhpeku | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Ipaku
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