Ukanna Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Ukanna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
Ukanna (37) may also be a first name.
Ukanna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukanna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukanna occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukanna? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ukanna is the 1,222,957th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ukanna live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukanna is also the 1,688,769th most common first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
Ukanna is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria Ukanna is primarily found in: Abia, where 39 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Ukanna
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