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 occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iquo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iquo live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,615th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 8,259 people.

The last name Iquo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 550,133. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 50 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 39 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.

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