Ukaa Surname
Approximately 918 people bear this surname
Ukaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 889 | 1:199,261 | 11,957 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ukaa (270) may also be a first name.
Ukaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ukaa (Oriya: ଉକଆ, Russian: Укаа) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ukaa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukaa? popularity and diffusion
Ukaa is the 386,702nd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. Ukaa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukaa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 541,116th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 270 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 199,261. In Nigeria Ukaa is most prevalent in: Benue, where 72 percent are found, Taraba, where 8 percent are found and Cross River, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ukaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukaa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକଆ | uka'a | 80 |
| ଉକାଆ | uka'a | 20 |
| Ukaa in the Russian language | ||
| Укаа | ukaa | - |
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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 Ukaa
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