Ukeka Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Ukeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 232 | 1:763,546 | 34,496 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ukeka (13) may also be a first name.
Ukeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukeka is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukeka? popularity and diffusion
Ukeka is the 1,055,483rd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukeka are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 13 people.
The surname Ukeka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 13 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Greece, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukekah | 91 | 19 | / |
| Ukoeka | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uukeka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ukaka | 80 | 675 | / |
| Ikeka | 80 | 537 | / |
| Ukeke | 80 | 381 | / |
| Okeka | 80 | 315 | / |
| Ukoka | 80 | 312 | / |
| Ukeko | 80 | 131 | / |
| Ukeki | 80 | 92 | / |
| Ukeca | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jikeka | 73 | 459 | / |
| Ukikai | 73 | 447 | / |
| Ikeaka | 73 | 138 | / |
| Okeaka | 73 | 71 | / |
| Ikekea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ikekha | 73 | 24 | / |
| Ucekaj | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hukaka | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ukakau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Aukeke | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ukeuke | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ukakay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aukaka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ukakai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Uecaka | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ukekit | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ucekay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikekai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gukeke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hikeka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukakha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uekaka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uskika | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okekha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukakah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukeki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikieka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okekka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukohka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukekie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukokah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukiska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikekhai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ucheaka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oukechkach | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ukakaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huckeca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukeachi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uikekos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukhikha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uchekaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukaikea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heukeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukhakay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikekhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oucheka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huckeky | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ukeka
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