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) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukama? popularity and diffusion
Ukama is the 357,252nd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Ukama reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ukama is also the 405,268th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 447 people.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 30,271. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 40 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
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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