Ukama Surname
Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname
Ukama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 510 | 1:30,271 | 4,651 |
| Nigeria | 284 | 1:623,742 | 29,581 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Peru | 65 | 1:488,987 | 14,013 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Ukama (447) may also be a first name.
Ukama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ukama (Hindi: उकमा, Marathi: मउकामा, Oriya: ଉକମା) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 357,252nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,172,781 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ukama are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 405,268th most common first name worldwide It is held by 447 people.
Ukama is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 30,271. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 40 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Ukama is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ukama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକମା | ukama | - |
| Ukama in the Marathi language | ||
| मउकामा | ma'ukama | - |
| Ukama in the Hindi language | ||
| उकमा | ukama | 88.24 |
| ऊकमा | ukama | 11.76 |
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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
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- 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 Ukama
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