Iquo Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iquo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iquo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3221:550,13326,837
Cameroon991:209,78921,424
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Iquo (8,259) may also be a first name.

Iquo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iquo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Iquo is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iquo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iquo live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iquo is also the 69,615th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 8,259 people.

The surname Iquo is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 550,133. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 50 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 39 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iquot89206/
Iquoh8968/
Ikquo891/
Jiquo891/
Iqo867/
Ikuo7581/
Iqwo7528/
Iqua7512/
Uquo758/
Hiqo755/
Equo755/
Iguo754/
Iqou754/
Eiqo752/
Isqo752/
Icuo752/
Iqoi751/
Yquo751/
Oiqo751/
Ieqo751/
Iqod751/
Iqos751/
Ihqo751/
Oicquot731/
Ikwuo67589/
Aiguo67174/
Equoy67133/
Equot6776/
Jiguo6733/
Equoi6713/
Iqwot6712/
Iqout679/
Yiguo677/
Iquah677/
Ikqwo674/
Iqouh674/
Iquat674/
Ikuot672/
Igwuo672/
Iqwoh671/
Jikuo671/
Hikuo671/
Igbuo671/

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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 Iquo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis