Ukan Surname
Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname
Ukan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 829 | 1:213,682 | 12,691 |
| Turkey | 468 | 1:166,285 | 12,815 |
| Brazil | 248 | 1:863,203 | 31,144 |
| Indonesia | 104 | 1:1,271,627 | 88,950 |
| Malaysia | 67 | 1:440,212 | 22,576 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 1:736,771 | 48,237 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ukan (2,065) may also be a first name.
Ukan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukan (Hindi: उकां, Marathi: उकन, Oriya: ଉକାନ, Russian: Укан) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 220,942nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,943,477 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Ukan are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 165,902nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 2,065 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 829 people, or 1 in 213,682. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 62 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent live and Cross River, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Ukan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ukan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ukan surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ukan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukan in the Marathi language | ||
| उकन | ukana | 80.95 |
| उकान | ukana | 14.29 |
| फ़ुकान | fukana | 4.76 |
| Ukan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକାନ | ukana | 66.67 |
| ଉକନ | ukana | 33.33 |
| Ukan in the Hindi language | ||
| उकां | ukam | 50 |
| उकन | ukana | 25 |
| भुकन | bhukana | 25 |
| Ukan in the Russian language | ||
| Укан | ukan | - |
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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 Ukan
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