Ukang Surname

387,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ukang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
Philippines2681:377,75549,476
Malaysia2371:124,4488,131
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ukang (155) may also be a first name.

Ukang Last Name Facts

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

Ukang is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukang is the 387,068th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,947,160 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Ukang live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ukang is also the 738,219th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 155 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 525,646. In Nigeria Ukang is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 47 percent are found, Cross River, where 38 percent are found and Plateau, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Utkang9177/
Gukang9173/
Ukkang9165/
Hukang918/
Udkang912/
Oukang911/
Eukang911/
Gugkang8334/
Houkang835/
Huikang834/
Hugkang834/
Gukhang831/
Goukang831/
Okang806,775/
Ikang801,312/
Ucang80770/
Ukong80681/
Houkkang7720/
Goukkang771/
Uquang7342/
Jikang7336/
Ukkong7332/
Igkang7313/
Hikang739/
Uccang739/
Ikangk738/
Ikaang737/
Ikhang737/
Ikkang736/
Gukong735/
Aukong735/
Utkong735/
Hukong732/
Ukhong732/
Uckong731/
Ukonng731/
Uskong731/
Ikeang731/
Ogkang731/
Okkang731/
Hokang731/
Iekang731/
Hucang731/
Aukhong6729/
Aukheng6714/
Utkhong6714/
Hokhang672/
Ukainec671/
Hudkong671/
Gucgang671/
Haukong671/

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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 Ukang
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