Itsekiri Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Itsekiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Itsekiri (10) may also be a first name.
Itsekiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Itsekiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Itsekiri is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Itsekiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Itsekiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Itsekiri are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Itsekiri is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Itsekiri exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Itsekiri
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