Ukeka Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukeka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ukeka is the 1,055,483rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukeka live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukeka is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ukeka exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Greece, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukekah9119/
Ukoeka912/
Uukeka911/
Ukaka80675/
Ikeka80537/
Ukeke80381/
Okeka80315/
Ukoka80312/
Ukeko80131/
Ukeki8092/
Ukeca804/
Jikeka73459/
Ukikai73447/
Ikeaka73138/
Okeaka7371/
Ikekea7327/
Ikekha7324/
Ucekaj7318/
Hukaka7318/
Ukakau7317/
Aukeke7313/
Ukeuke7312/
Ukakay7310/
Aukaka739/
Ukakai737/
Uecaka737/
Ukekit736/
Ucekay735/
Ikekai734/
Gukeke734/
Hikeka734/
Ukakha732/
Uekaka731/
Uskika731/
Okekha731/
Ukakah731/
Oukeki731/
Oukeke731/
Ikieka731/
Okekka731/
Ukohka731/
Ukekie731/
Ukokah731/
Ukiska731/
Okekea731/
Ikekhai6726/
Ucheaka6710/
Oukechkach6710/
Ukakaai673/
Huckeca672/
Ukeachi672/
Uikekos671/
Ukhikha671/
Uchekaa671/
Ukaikea671/
Ikeakha671/
Heukeke671/
Ukhakay671/
Ikekhea671/
Oucheka671/
Huckeky670/

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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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