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
Ukanna occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukanna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. Ukanna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ukanna live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 37 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ukanna is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
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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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