Isikia Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Isikia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isikia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Isikia (15) may also be a first name.

Isikia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Isikia is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isikia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Isikia reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 15 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 56 percent reside, Ogun, where 33 percent reside and Ekiti, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isaikia9210/
Itsikia921/
Isikhia921/
Esikia8314/
Izikia834/
Isekia832/
Eshikia773/
Isiquia773/
Itsekia772/
Hizikia771/
Esikiah771/
Jijikhia7138/
Hesikiah714/
Hidjikia711/
Esekia67192/
Isekya672/
Ezikia672/
Izikio671/
Ishoikyaa671/
Ysekia671/

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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 Isikia
  • 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