Uket Surname

132,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2511:54,4894,144
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Uket (1,173) may also be a first name.

Uket Last Name Facts

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

Uket is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uket? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,490th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,138,992 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Uket live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 231,872nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,173 people.

The surname Uket is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,251 people, or 1 in 54,489. In Nigeria Uket is most numerous in: Cross River, where 83 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Uket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uket surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Uket earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukete891,099/
Ukhet8921/
Auket8918/
Ouket897/
Uketh895/
Huket890/
Ucket890/
Ukhete80535/
Aukett80489/
Hukete8027/
Hucket804/
Gouket802/
Hukett802/
Uketch801/
Eukete801/
Gauket801/
Uckett801/
Aukhet801/
Aukest800/
Ukit75358/
Iket75142/
Oket75110/
Ucet759/
Uked757/
Uqet751/
Ukyt751/
Huckett73288/
Auckett7342/
Huskett7314/
Audkhet731/
Haukeat731/
Guckett731/
Huekiet731/
Hueketh730/
Heukett730/
Ukhed671,031/
Oukit67170/
Ikeet67147/
Ocket67121/
Uchet6768/
Icket6749/
Aucet6729/
Hiket6728/
Jiket6727/
Iketh6712/
Ouked6711/
Hoket6710/
Utkit678/
Okhet678/
Ikket677/
Ueked676/
Hukit674/
Ukait674/
Hucet673/
Ikett672/
Okiet672/
Ikeit672/
Ieket671/
Ukojt671/
Ikiet671/
Oucet671/
Ukkyt671/
Uiked671/
Ukite671/
Okett671/
Okeet671/
Hucketts670/
Ikeat670/
Huskette670/

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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
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  • 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 Uket
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