Ukanta Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India61:127,844,230863,365

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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukanta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ukanta live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 57 people.

The surname Ukanta is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 60 percent reside, Abia, where 10 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Udkanta9231/
Utkanta929/
Gukanta923/
Udkantha863/
Audkanta862/
Udkhanta862/
Autkanta861/
Oudkanta861/
Outkanta861/
Okanta831,533/
Ukanti83238/
Ukonta8388/
Ikanta838/
Ukanto831/
Ukante831/
Autkantha807/
Houdkanta802/
Utkhantha801/
Audkantha801/
Okantah77987/
Gukanti7793/
Uukanti7714/
Oukanto778/
Ukantyo777/
Ukkanti776/
Oukanti773/
Ukhanti771/
Udkante771/
Jikanta771/
Okaanta771/
Uskanty771/
Uscanta771/
Ukhante771/
Gukante771/
Ukohnta771/
Uthkanti714/
Gukannti711/
Uskantee711/
Uukkanti711/
Okonta675,573/
Ikonta6748/
Okanti6715/
Okanto678/
Ukonti678/
Ukonto677/
Ikanto675/
Ukamti671/
Ocanta671/

Ukanta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukanta in the Oriya language
ଉକାuka-
Ukanta in the Hindi language
ुकान्ताukanta50
उकान्ताukanta50

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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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