Ukeme Surname
Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname
Ukeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,578 | 1:112,258 | 7,481 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ukeme (18,296) may also be a first name.
Ukeme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukeme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukeme is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ukeme.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukeme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 251,029th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,615,292 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukeme live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukeme is also the 40,347th most common first name at a global level, held by 18,296 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 112,258. In Nigeria Ukeme is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 38 percent reside, Cross River, where 22 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ukeme occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Ukeme
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