Ukafi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ukafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Ukafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukafi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukafi? popularity and diffusion

Ukafi is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukafi reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Ukafi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Ukafi is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Abia, where 25 percent are found and Rivers, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oukafi91150/
Ukaefi9199/
Ukeafi912/
Ukefi80213/
Okafi8036/
Ikafi8031/
Ukafa803/
Ukaefe733/
Okeafi731/
Ukkefi731/
Aukefi731/
Okhafi731/
Okafie731/
Ukofid731/
Hukafa731/
Okafoi731/
Hukefei671/

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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 Ukafi
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