Ukeju Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ukeju (17) may also be a first name.

Ukeju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukeju is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukeju? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ukeju is the 2,091,648th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ukeju live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukeju is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 63 percent reside, Cross River, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ukeju is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Ukeju Last Name Statistics demography

Ukeju earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukejuh917/
Ukeaju912/
Okeju80336/
Ukesu8040/
Ukehu8021/
Ukoju805/
Ukjyu802/
Ukuju801/
Ukezu801/
Ukeyu801/
Ucheju73201/
Okejju7318/
Okeeju734/
Aukoju732/
Okheju731/
Oukoju731/
Ugkoju731/
Oukhedjou711/
Ukyu677/
Ukiu673/
Ukuiseu671/
Uucheju671/
Ukegiou671/

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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 Ukeju
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