Ukanja Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ukanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukandja | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ukanijay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ukanya | 83 | 66 | / |
| Okanja | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ukanje | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ukanji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikanja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukeanya | 77 | 155 | / |
| Eukanya | 77 | 27 | / |
| Aukanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| U'Kenja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukanijo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukaniji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukangea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukandjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukkansa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukainji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okanjja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukainya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukaenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eukania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukanajhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okanya | 67 | 5,993 | / |
| Ukange | 67 | 1,237 | / |
| Okanje | 67 | 175 | / |
| Ikania | 67 | 81 | / |
| Okanjo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Okanji | 67 | 31 | / |
| Okanza | 67 | 26 | / |
| Okonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Okania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikenja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikanjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikonja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ukanja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis