Ukaku Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Ukaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 240 | 1:738,095 | 33,631 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Japan | 61 | 1:2,095,808 | 28,388 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Ukaku (91) may also be a first name.
Ukaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukaku is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukaku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ukaku is the 769,129th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ukaku reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 91 people.
The surname Ukaku is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 738,095. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 87 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Japan, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukakau | 91 | 17 | / |
| Ukaaku | 91 | 14 | / |
| Ukauku | 91 | 12 | / |
| Ukakut | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ukaeku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hukaku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ukeaku | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ikaku | 80 | 889 | / |
| Okaku | 80 | 852 | / |
| Ukoku | 80 | 391 | / |
| Ucaku | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ukacu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ukeku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hokaku | 73 | 371 | / |
| Ikkaku | 73 | 151 | / |
| Okeaku | 73 | 28 | / |
| Jikaku | 73 | 26 | / |
| Ikeaku | 73 | 17 | / |
| Okhaku | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ukeeku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okakou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okkaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhakhu | 67 | 280 | / |
| Jikkaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikakau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ukaku
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