Ukewu Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Ukewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ukewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukewu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukewu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukewu is the 2,718,172nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Ukewu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukewu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ukewu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Kogi, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ukewu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okewu | 80 | 4,735 | / |
| Ukawu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ukebu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ukowu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ikewu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ukiwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Okiewu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okeiwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okewuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikeewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikejwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okehwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okejwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikiewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukaawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukahwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugkebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukaiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ucheiwuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hoekewou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikawu | 60 | 634 | / |
| Okiwu | 60 | 15 | / |
| Ukavu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Ikowu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Ikevu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Okevu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Ukovu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ikhiwu | 55 | 58 | / |
| Ikuiwu | 55 | 9 | / |
| Jikevu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikhowu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jikiwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jikawu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikahwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwu | 50 | 92 | / |
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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 Ukewu
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