Ukeke Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3601:492,06324,644
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ukeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukeke (Russian: Укеке) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 752,779th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname Ukeke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ukeke are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 492,063. In Nigeria Ukeke is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 32 percent reside, Delta, where 27 percent reside and Benue, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukaeke9151/
Aukeke9113/
Ukeuke9112/
Gukeke914/
Oukeke911/
Ukekie911/
Ukek8964/
Heukeke831/
Okeke80428,810/
Ikeke801,458/
Ukeka80237/
Ukeki8092/
Ukeuk804/
Hukek801/
Ukake801/
Ukaike73115/
Okieke7345/
Ikeike7334/
Ukeche7330/
Ikekea7327/
Okeeke7313/
Ukakeh7311/
Okekie737/
Ukekit736/
Oukake735/
Okekee735/
Hukake734/
Okeake734/
Ikeake734/
Jikeke734/
Ikeeke733/
Okkeke733/
Okeike733/
Okekei732/
Ookeke732/
Okekej732/
Ikieke732/
Okekea731/
Uukeka731/
Ikekeh731/
Oukeki731/
Ikoeke731/
Okek67697/
Ucek67202/
Ikeakhe67187/
Ukik6781/
Ukeg6728/
Okehkeh673/
Ukec672/
Okeheke671/
Ikiekie671/
Okekieh671/
Ukaikea671/
Ukaidke671/
Ikeikei671/
Ikeykey671/
Oukeche671/
Hushkek671/
Ikekhea671/
Uqek671/
Huckeky670/

Ukeke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukeke in the Russian language
Укекеukeke-

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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 Ukeke
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