Cognomen Ikem (Ikem 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Ikem is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Ghana, where it is a rare surname, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Ikem is the forename as well as the last name.