Ukanu Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ukanu (30) may also be a first name.

Ukanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ukanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ukanu (Marathi: उकंउ, Oriya: ଉକନୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukanu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukanu is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 30 people.

The last name Ukanu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 26 percent reside, Cross River, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ukanu occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.

Ukanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukanau9117/
Ukanou915/
Ukeanu914/
Ukaneu914/
Udkanu913/
Ukangu911/
Ukainu911/
Hukanui8311/
Ukanauh831/
Ukanaux830/
Ukonu803,885/
Okanu801,015/
Ikanu80213/
Ukenu809/
Oukannou774/
Oukhanou771/
Goukanou771/
Okeanu73319/
Hucanu73128/
Uceanu73120/
Jikanu7327/
Ukuonu7314/
Hikanu736/
Ikannu734/
Oukonu734/
Ukonnu734/
Ikanau732/
Ukoonu732/
Ukounu732/
Ikhanu731/
Ukonou731/
Ikeanu731/
Ukenui731/
Okaanu731/
Okaunu731/
Ukonus731/
Uecanu731/
Ukongu731/
Okannu731/
Houkannou714/
Houckanou714/
Houkangou712/
Oukhamnou711/
Huceanu6733/
Ucanhau671/
Ucheanu671/
Houkonu671/
Okannau671/
Ukongou671/

Ukanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukanu in the Oriya language
ଉକନୁukanu-
Ukanu in the Marathi language
उकंउukamu85.71
उकंडीukandi14.29

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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 Ukanu
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