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
The last name Ukaa (Oriya: ଉକଆ, Russian: Укаа) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukaa is the 386,702nd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,938,503 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukaa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 541,116th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 270 people.
The last name Ukaa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 199,261. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 72 percent reside, Taraba, where 8 percent reside and Cross River, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
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
- 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 Ukaa
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