Uka Surname
Approximately 41,889 people bear this surname
Uka Surname User-submission:
The surnames Uka and Ujka mean 'wolf' in the traditional Albanian language. It derives from the word ujk, which means 'wolf'.
Uka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28,373 | 1:6,243 | 762 |
| Kosovo | 4,862 | 1:383 | 48 |
| Albania | 2,444 | 1:1,192 | 145 |
| India | 2,298 | 1:333,797 | 18,410 |
| Indonesia | 673 | 1:196,507 | 18,692 |
| Philippines | 314 | 1:322,415 | 44,683 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Turkey | 307 | 1:253,490 | 17,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 244 | 1:33,417 | 3,909 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Sweden | 191 | 1:51,554 | 3,979 |
| Germany | 183 | 1:439,921 | 39,335 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| Switzerland | 173 | 1:47,473 | 6,407 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Malaysia | 121 | 1:243,754 | 13,848 |
| Mongolia | 84 | 1:33,634 | 3,197 |
| Solomon Islands | 71 | 1:8,169 | 1,323 |
| North Macedonia | 57 | 1:36,868 | 4,271 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Japan | 47 | 1:2,720,091 | 31,925 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Slovenia | 28 | 1:88,846 | 11,009 |
| Serbia | 28 | 1:255,177 | 13,976 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Cook Islands | 14 | 1:1,298 | 323 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Uka (39,657) may also be a first name.
Uka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surnames Uka and Ujka mean 'wolf' in the traditional Albanian language. It derives from the word ujk, which means 'wolf'.
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Average Male Uka Height
171.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Uka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uka (Georgian: უკა, Hindi: उका, Marathi: उका, Oriya: ଉକା) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uka? popularity and diffusion
Uka is the 13,352nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 173,973 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Uka reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,358th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 39,657 people.
Uka is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28,373 people, or 1 in 6,243. In Nigeria Uka is most prevalent in: Abia, where 25 percent reside, Imo, where 24 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Uka exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 12 percent reside and Albania, where 6 percent reside.
Uka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Uka surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Uka earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.98% less than the national average, earning 263,075 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.12% less than the national average, earning R 192,204 per year; in United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.12% less than the national average, earning $40,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uka in the Georgian language | ||
| უკა | uka | - |
| Uka in the Marathi language | ||
| उका | uka | 94.88 |
| ऊका | uka | 5.12 |
| Uka in the Hindi language | ||
| उका | uka | 90.22 |
| ऊका | uka | 8.88 |
| ूका | uka | 0.28 |
| ुका | uka | 0.28 |
| ़़ऊका | uka | 0.07 |
| ूक | uka | 0.07 |
| Uka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକା | uka | 71.43 |
| ଊକା | uka | 14.29 |
| ଉକ | uka | 14.29 |
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