Iyke Surname

262,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Iyke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8451:209,63612,466
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Îýkë (1) are calculated separately.

Iyke (11,494) may also be a first name.

Iyke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyke (Hindi: इयके) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Îýkë. For other potential spellings of Iyke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,280th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,874,613 people. The surname Iyke occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Iyke are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyke is also the 55,790th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 11,494 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 209,636. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 12 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 37 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Iyke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Iyke last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Iyke earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 122.71% more than the national average, earning $96,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyoke891,220/
Iykey892/
Iykei891/
Iykeh891/
Iyk8619/
Aiyeke8016/
Hiyoke8015/
Iyokee801/
Uiyeke801/
Iyokeh801/
Yeke753,826/
Iyok75317/
Iyce7566/
Iike7552/
Iyka758/
Ieke758/
Iydk751/
Îýkë751/
Yyke751/
Yiyk751/
Iygk751/
Iykc751/
Iykk751/
Iykp751/
Iyky751/
Ihyk751/
Gaiyeke732/
Hieke672,247/
Iheke671,991/
Yekeh67932/
Geike67787/
Iyoki67672/
Jioke67344/
Yecke67158/
Ijike67140/
Ijeke67120/
Yekhe67116/
Yieke6790/
Ieker6790/
Yekee6779/
Yoeke6765/
Joike6735/
Jeike6734/
Giyok6731/
Jaike6724/
Ehike6717/
Jieke6715/
Aiyek6710/
Yekez678/
Yekey678/
Iekei677/
Yekei677/
Jiyok677/
Hiike675/
Iioke674/
Yekke674/
Iikeh672/
Ihike671/
Jiyce671/
Eeike671/
Eaike671/
I'Ike671/
Ieike671/
Juike671/
Yoike671/
Yiyok671/
Yehke671/
Iieke671/
Hiyka671/
Yheke671/
Yeket671/
Iyqge671/
Ieket671/
Jayke671/
Iikqe671/
Iekes671/
Iekhe671/
Eoike671/

Iyke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iyke in the Hindi language
इयकेiyake-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iyke
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