Ukariwe Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukariwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukariwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3951:448,46322,923
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Ukariwe (106) may also be a first name.

Ukariwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukariwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukariwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukariwe is the 727,600th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukariwe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukariwe is also the 915,176th most numerous first name on earth, held by 106 people.

The surname Ukariwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 448,463. In Nigeria Ukariwe is most common in: Abia, where 77 percent live, Cross River, where 7 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukariw921/
Okariwe8612/
Ukariwa867/
Ukarewe863/
Ukarive861/
Ikoriwe716/
Okariwa714/
Ukoribe712/
Aukharieva712/
Ukoruvie6712/
Okarevie671/
Ukharajabi591/
Ukorave5749/
Ukoruvi5724/
Ukoruwi5721/
Ukorewi571/
Ikareve571/
Ikerewe571/
Ocariveh532/
Okorieawa504/

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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 Ukariwe
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