Uketa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uketa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uketa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Uketa (21) may also be a first name.

Uketa Last Name Facts

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

Uketa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uketa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Uketa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uketa is also the 2,368,944th most common forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 75 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Uketa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uketha913/
Ukeata911/
Auketa911/
Ukestad8390/
Ukoetta834/
Usketta832/
Oketa807,392/
Ukita806,818/
Uceta802,587/
Ukata801,448/
Ukete801,099/
Iketa80226/
Ukota80180/
Uketi8092/
Uketo801/
Ukety801/
Ukkestad77101/
Hukaetau7723/
Oketta73633/
Ukhete73535/
Ukatta73464/
Hiketa73344/
Ukethi73130/
Oketha73103/
Uketui7373/
Uekita7372/
Ukatah7364/
Ikeata7350/
Ukhata7337/
Hukete7327/
Iketau7314/
Okeita7311/
Uketeh739/
Ucheta739/
Oukata738/
Ukatay736/
Ikeita736/
Ukaata736/
Uukota733/
Điketa733/
Aukita732/
Oketaj732/
Aukata732/
Uketti732/
Ukatha732/
Oketay732/
Uketyo732/
Ukaita731/
Oketai731/
Oketea731/
Euceta731/
Auceta731/
Ukethy731/
Okketa731/
Ouketi731/
Ikeeta731/
Eukita731/
Uckita731/
Uekata731/
Uuketi731/
Eukete731/
Ikieta731/
Ukattah67650/
Uccetta6720/
Oucheta6712/
Gouketo6710/
Ikhetah678/
Oukhita677/
Usqueta675/
Ouketto674/
Ukeityo671/
Ukistat671/
Uiketui671/
Gukette671/
Ukithat671/
Ukkatha671/
Uukatay671/
Uquetta671/
Ukhatay671/
Okettah671/
Ukoetto671/
Aucheta671/
Oucetta671/
Okketta671/
Okhetah671/
Ukhatah671/
Huckota670/

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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 Uketa
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