Ukekwe Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5831:303,84716,928
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belize11:355,4743,977
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ukekwe Last Name Facts

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

Ukekwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukekwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,057th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. Ukekwe is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukekwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 303,847. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 40 percent live, Enugu, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Ukekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ukekwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.97% more than the national average, earning R 472,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukaekwe9238/
Ukeekwe9229/
Ukeakwe924/
Ukekweh921/
Okekwe83212/
Ikekwe83165/
Ukakwe8360/
Ukokwe832/
Ukekwa831/
Okekwue7732/
Ukaegwe776/
Ukiegwe774/
Okeakwe771/
Ikeukwe771/
Ikkekwe771/
Okeikwe771/
Okeikwue7117/
Ikegwe6762/
Ukigwe6729/
Okegwe676/
Okekwa673/
Ikokwe672/
Okikwe671/
Ukagwe671/

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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 Ukekwe
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