Ukia Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ukia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ukia (10,195) may also be a first name.

Ukia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukia is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ukia.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukia is the 1,994,173rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Ukia are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 60,453rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 10,195 people.

The last name Ukia is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 118,170. In Papua New Guinea Ukia is most numerous in: Gulf, where 49 percent are found, National Capital District, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 16 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukiah89112/
Aukia8985/
Ukhia8948/
Hukia893/
Gukia892/
Oukia891/
Ukias890/
Uckiah8079/
Huikia8073/
Aukija8030/
Ukaiya807/
Ukoiya807/
Haukia803/
Huskia802/
Uykiat802/
Ukhiha802/
Gukhia801/
Ukchia801/
Ukujia801/
Ukeiya801/
Uzkiha801/
Euskia801/
Eukiah801/
Hukioa801/
Okia7510,840/
Ikia751,511/
Ukio7581/
Ukya7560/
Uqia751/
Ukoiyah7310/
Ukhijay739/
Oukhiat732/
Houskia731/
Huikiaa731/
Ukhihas731/
Oukhija731/
Uchia67200/
Jikia67151/
Okija6756/
Ikiah6753/
Hokia6739/
Ockia6735/
Ukiho6731/
Gukya6727/
Aukio6725/
Hukio6719/
Ikija6719/
Iquia6718/
Hikia6714/
Hukya6711/
Okiha677/
Auqia675/
Okhia675/
Ukajioha673/
Uskya673/
Ukjai671/
Hukja671/
Eukea671/
Okkia671/
Ogkia671/
Ouqia671/
Oukya671/
Uikya671/
Ukhya671/
Ukyas671/
Ikhia671/
Ukeah671/
Ukyah671/
Ukeha671/
Okioa671/

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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 Ukia
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