Ukanya Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Ukanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ukanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukanya is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ukanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukanya? popularity and diffusion
Ukanya is the 2,352,516th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Ukanya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukanya are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 54 percent live, Enugu, where 23 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukeanya | 92 | 155 | / |
| Eukanya | 92 | 27 | / |
| Ukainya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okanya | 83 | 5,993 | / |
| Ukanja | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ukonya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Okeanya | 77 | 115 | / |
| Ukonyah | 77 | 52 | / |
| Hokanya | 77 | 24 | / |
| Okhanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okainya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okaanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eukania | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okannya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukangea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ucheanya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ukanijay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okonya | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Okanyo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Ocanya | 67 | 96 | / |
| Okanja | 67 | 29 | / |
| Okania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ukonyo | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Ukanya
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