Ukende Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5801:305,41917,008
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ukende (1,997) may also be a first name.

Ukende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukende (Marathi: उकडे) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukende? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 546,286th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukende live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 169,171st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 1,997 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 305,419. In Nigeria Ukende is mostly found in: Benue, where 78 percent are found, Taraba, where 11 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uknde911/
Okende831,714/
Ikende8347/
Ukinde835/
Ukenda834/
Ukendi833/
Ukhnde832/
Uchende7712/
Jikende776/
Aukenda775/
Iekende774/
Ukenday771/
Ukendiy771/
Iknde731/
Houkinde711/
Okenda67281/
Ikendi6762/
Okendi6724/
Ucendi678/
Okendy675/
Okinde673/
Okände671/
Ikinde671/
Houhkinde671/
Uchendi62143/
Oucinde6232/
Okenday621/
Okinda504,889/
Okindi50135/
Ikindi5031/
Iknday501/

Ukende Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukende in the Marathi language
उकडेukade-

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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 Ukende
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