Ukayi Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Ukayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ukayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukayi (Marathi: उकायी) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukayi is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ukayi live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 35 percent live, Niger, where 29 percent live and Benue, where 19 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ukayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukayi in the Marathi language | ||
| उकायी | ukayi | - |
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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 Ukayi
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