Isikwei Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Isikwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isikwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1831:967,99341,230
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Isikwei (34) may also be a first name.

Isikwei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Isikwei is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Isikwei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isikwei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,218,745th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Isikwei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Isikwei are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isikwei is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

Isikwei is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria Isikwei is mostly found in: Delta, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 31 percent are found and Edo, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isikweyi931/
Isikwe92107/
Isikwi925/
Isiekwe86208/
Isikwue869/
Isikewe863/
Isikwer861/
Aisikwe861/
Ishiekwe807/
Isigwe77229/
Esikwe7717/
Isekwe7713/
Isikui779/
Isikwa772/
Isikue771/
Eshikwe7170/
Iziekwe717/
Ishikwa717/
Ishigwe716/
Isoigwe713/
Isehkwe713/
Esihkwe712/
Aisigwe711/
Jisikwa711/
Gisikwa711/
Ishekwe711/
Esekweyi6718/
Esheikwe673/
Igikwiye672/
Ichhikwe671/
Esikwaye671/

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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
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  • 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 Isikwei
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