Iyekowa Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Iyekowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 298 | 1:594,439 | 28,543 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Iyekowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyekowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iyekowa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyekowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyekowa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Iyekowa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria Iyekowa is primarily found in: Edo, where 77 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyekowau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Iyokowa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Oyekowa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Iyekowo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iyakowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yekow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyekuowa | 80 | 52 | / |
| Iheakowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iekawa | 77 | 54 | / |
| Ayekow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iyakow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yegowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aikowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojiekhowa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Iyek | 73 | 62 | / |
| Uyekawa | 71 | 61 | / |
| Oyekowo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hiekova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayekowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haykowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyekabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyekawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyeke | 67 | 2,405 | / |
| Hiyakawa | 67 | 298 | / |
| Iyeck | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aiyek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yekov | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huikowat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikobowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouekowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikow | 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
- 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 Iyekowa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis