Iyakwo Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Iyakwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 505 | 1:350,778 | 18,947 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Iyakwo (76) may also be a first name.
Iyakwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyakwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyakwo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyakwo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iyakwo is the 609,110th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyakwo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyakwo is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 76 people.
Iyakwo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 350,778. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 57 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 23 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Iyakwo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyakwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Iyagwo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Eyakwo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ayakwo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Iyekwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ahiakwo | 77 | 1,493 | / |
| Iyahkwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ohiakwo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Iyangwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aukwo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aekwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uikwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahiankwo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Iyokwa | 67 | 140 | / |
| Eyakwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iyagbo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eyagwo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oyakwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayakwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyikwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ijakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajukwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahukwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iyakwo
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