Ukaigwe Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukaigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukaigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9691:182,81011,177
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ukaigwe (21) may also be a first name.

Ukaigwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukaigwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukaigwe? popularity and diffusion

Ukaigwe is the 361,170th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,273,000 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukaigwe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 969 people, or 1 in 182,810. In Nigeria Ukaigwe is mostly found in: Abia, where 25 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Enugu, where 14 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ukaigwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ukaigwe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukaigweh935/
Ukigwe9229/
Ukagwe921/
Okaigwe8628/
Ukaigve8612/
Ukaegwe866/
Ukiegwe864/
Ukuigwe861/
Ukaigbe861/
Ukagw831/
Okigwe77364/
Ukakwe7760/
Okagwe7710/
Ukagwa777/
Ukigbe774/
Ikigwe771/
Ukagbe771/
Okeigwe71114/
Ukhagbe7152/
Okigweh7116/
Uchigwe719/
Ikeigwe716/
Okoigwe715/
Ukeakwe714/
Ukeagbe712/
Ucoigwe712/
Ukaugbe711/
Okuigwe711/
Okigkwe711/
Okigwee711/
Okeyigwe673/
Okeigweh673/
Okoyigwe672/
Auchigwe671/
Ikeagweu671/
Okaikwei671/
Ucheigwe671/
Ikejigwe671/
Ucheagwe671/

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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 Ukaigwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis