Ukam Surname

77,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,7891:30,6002,566
Thailand1671:422,98474,095
India1191:6,445,928147,141
Malaysia921:320,58917,368
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ukam (2,432) may also be a first name.

Ukam Last Name Facts

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

Ukam (Hindi: उकम, Marathi: उकम, Oriya: ଉକାମ, Russian: Укам) is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ukam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukam is the 77,538th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,155,286 people. The surname Ukam is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ukam live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukam is also the 150,156th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 2,432 people.

The surname Ukam is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,789 people, or 1 in 30,600. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 82 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Ukam Last Name Statistics demography

Ukam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hukam8910,063/
Ukham891,016/
Aukam8955/
Ukame8952/
Ukkam8932/
Uikam8913/
Gukam8912/
Uukam894/
Oukam892/
Ukamt891/
Oukham80308/
Utkham80262/
Uikham80134/
Gukaam8021/
Ukeame8013/
Hukame8010/
Aukham809/
Hukkam807/
Udkham807/
Ukkeam803/
Ukaime803/
Hukaim803/
Haukam802/
Houkam801/
Augkam801/
Ukkham801/
Ouykam801/
Eukham801/
Huukam801/
Hukamm801/
Gujkam801/
Goukam801/
Aukamt801/
Uikame801/
Utkame801/
Aukame801/
Eoukam801/
Outkam801/
Ukaume801/
Hukham801/
Gukkam800/
Huckam800/
Okam756,081/
Ukom751,393/
Ikam75718/
Ucam75219/
Uqam751/
Audkham739/
Autkham738/
Hukkham731/
Ukhaham731/
Utthkam731/
Ukkaamm731/
Houkham731/
Auckamm730/
Hukom671,433/
Hikam671,247/
Hokam67542/
Okham67184/
Houckham6799/
Ukoom6799/
Ukome6779/
Jikam6766/
Uccam6736/
Ikham6724/
Okkam6717/
Ucaim6717/
Ockam6716/
Ikkam6716/
Outkhamt679/
Ookam675/
Ikeam674/
Ukoum674/
Hucam672/
Ihkam672/
Ickam672/
Okaam671/
Okaym671/
Okeam671/
Ukkom671/
Huqam671/
Ucame671/
Okcam671/
Houshkam671/
Ikaam671/
Uecam671/
Ucaum671/
Gucam671/
Okaim671/
Okamh671/
Aukom671/

Ukam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukam in the Marathi language
उकमukama-
Ukam in the Hindi language
उकमukama93.33
ऊकमukama6.67
Ukam in the Oriya language
ଉକାମukama50
ଉକମukama25
ଉକuka25
Ukam in the Russian language
Укамukam-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ukam
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