Ukanta Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ukanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Ukanta (57) may also be a first name.
Ukanta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukanta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukanta (Hindi: ुकान्ता, Oriya: ଉକା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukanta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Ukanta occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ukanta live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukanta is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 57 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Ukanta is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 60 percent reside, Abia, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udkanta | 92 | 31 | / |
| Utkanta | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gukanta | 92 | 3 | / |
| Udkantha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Audkanta | 86 | 2 | / |
| Udkhanta | 86 | 2 | / |
| Autkanta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oudkanta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Outkanta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okanta | 83 | 1,533 | / |
| Ukanti | 83 | 238 | / |
| Ukonta | 83 | 88 | / |
| Ikanta | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ukanto | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukante | 83 | 1 | / |
| Autkantha | 80 | 7 | / |
| Houdkanta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Utkhantha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Audkantha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okantah | 77 | 987 | / |
| Gukanti | 77 | 93 | / |
| Uukanti | 77 | 14 | / |
| Oukanto | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ukantyo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ukkanti | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oukanti | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ukhanti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Udkante | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikanta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaanta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uskanty | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uscanta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukhante | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gukante | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukohnta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uthkanti | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gukannti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uskantee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uukkanti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonta | 67 | 5,573 | / |
| Ikonta | 67 | 48 | / |
| Okanti | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okanto | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ukonti | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ukonto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikanto | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukamti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocanta | 67 | 1 | / |
Ukanta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukanta in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉକା | uka | - |
| Ukanta in the Hindi language | ||
| ुकान्ता | ukanta | 50 |
| उकान्ता | ukanta | 50 |
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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 Ukanta
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