Ukeke Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Ukeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 360 | 1:492,063 | 24,644 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ukeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukeke (Russian: Укеке) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ukeke.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 752,779th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name 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.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 492,063. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Edo, where 32 percent are found, Delta, where 27 percent are found and Benue, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukaeke | 91 | 51 | / |
| Aukeke | 91 | 13 | / |
| Ukeuke | 91 | 12 | / |
| Gukeke | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oukeke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ukekie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ukek | 89 | 64 | / |
| Heukeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okeke | 80 | 428,810 | / |
| Ikeke | 80 | 1,458 | / |
| Ukeka | 80 | 237 | / |
| Ukeki | 80 | 92 | / |
| Ukeuk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hukek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukaike | 73 | 115 | / |
| Okieke | 73 | 45 | / |
| Ikeike | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ukeche | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ikekea | 73 | 27 | / |
| Okeeke | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ukakeh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okekie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ukekit | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oukake | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okekee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hukake | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okeake | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikeake | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikeke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikeeke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okkeke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okeike | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okekei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ookeke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okekej | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ikieke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uukeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikekeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukeki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikoeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okek | 67 | 697 | / |
| Ucek | 67 | 202 | / |
| Ikeakhe | 67 | 187 | / |
| Ukik | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ukeg | 67 | 28 | / |
| Okehkeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okeheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikiekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okekieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukaikea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukaidke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeikei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeykey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukeche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hushkek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikekhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uqek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huckeky | 67 | 0 | / |
Ukeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ukeke in the Russian language | ||
| Укеке | ukeke | - |
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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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