Ukem Surname
Approximately 730 people bear this surname
Ukem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 726 | 1:243,998 | 14,137 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Ukem (371) may also be a first name.
Ukem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukem is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukem is the 462,174th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. The last name Ukem is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukem live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 450,877th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 371 people.
The surname Ukem is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 243,998. In Nigeria Ukem is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 43 percent live, Cross River, where 28 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukeme | 89 | 1,579 | / |
| Ukkem | 89 | 127 | / |
| Gukem | 89 | 60 | / |
| Oukem | 89 | 27 | / |
| Uikem | 89 | 11 | / |
| Ukiem | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ukhem | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ukeem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eukem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Huckem | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ukeame | 80 | 13 | / |
| Heukem | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ukeeme | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ushkem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukkeam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hukeem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Goukem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ukhiem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hukeme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uikemm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aukeem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikem | 75 | 4,208 | / |
| Okem | 75 | 3,310 | / |
| Ukim | 75 | 1,918 | / |
| Ucem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huiskem | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hikem | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ukime | 67 | 263 | / |
| Uchem | 67 | 182 | / |
| Uikim | 67 | 72 | / |
| Jikem | 67 | 60 | / |
| Okeem | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aukim | 67 | 33 | / |
| Uykim | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ukhim | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ukkim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hukim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikeam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okiem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikkem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikiem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okhem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikeem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gukim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukimh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukiom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hukym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aukym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugcem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukitm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eucem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hokem | 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 Ukem
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