Ukeje Surname

67,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukeje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukeje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,2561:24,4132,136
United States671:5,409,835270,257
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England91:6,190,895170,599
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ukeje (237) may also be a first name.

Ukeje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukeje has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ukeje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukeje? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,491st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 988,410 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukeje are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 237 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,256 people, or 1 in 24,413. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 21 percent are found, Imo, where 19 percent are found and Enugu, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Ukeje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ukeje surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ukeje last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Ukeje earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.44% more than the national average, earning R 381,276 per year and in United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukejeh9193/
Ukeaje9112/
Ukejie918/
Ukeije912/
Ukieje911/
Ukejee911/
Ukee8921/
Okeje80308/
Ukoje80303/
Ukeji80189/
Ukeye80176/
Aukee80135/
Ukeze8048/
Ukege8043/
Ukese8033/
Ukaje8020/
Ukeja8011/
Uikee808/
Uykee806/
Ukhej804/
Ukejo804/
Ukuje802/
Uckee801/
Ukeie801/
Uukee801/
Ukeeh801/
Ukkee801/
Gukee800/
Ukeseh7347/
Okejeh7323/
Ucheje7318/
Okejie7318/
Aukkee7312/
Ukezie7312/
Ukajee7311/
Ukaije734/
Ukehie733/
Ukuije733/
Ukeeze732/
Okkeje732/
Ukeses731/
Ukheye731/
Ukeiji731/
Aukuje731/
Ukkhee731/
Ukgeji731/
Ukiese731/
Ukegeh731/
Ukajeh731/
Ukowee731/
Uukege731/
Ukejit731/
Ukojeh731/
Ukkeji731/
Uikeey731/
Gukhee731/
Heukee730/
Haukee730/
Ukaj673,570/
Ukey673,231/
Ukei671,019/
Ukie67636/
Ukye67529/
Ukae6753/
Ukea6739/
Ukue6730/
Uzkeser6729/
Ukeu6712/
Ukoe676/
Okej675/
Uchejeh674/
Hudkaje671/
Uqej671/
Ukaijer671/
Ukkajee671/

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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 Ukeje
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