Ukiwa Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Ukiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Ukiwa (16) may also be a first name.
Ukiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukiwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ukiwa is the 874,560th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukiwa are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Ukiwa is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania Ukiwa is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 63 percent live, Njombe Region, where 31 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukiwah | 91 | 30 | / |
| Ukaiwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ukiwe | 80 | 609 | / |
| Ukiwo | 80 | 288 | / |
| Ikiwa | 80 | 101 | / |
| Ukuwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Okiwa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Ukewa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ukiwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukiva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ukaiwe | 73 | 253 | / |
| Uchiwa | 73 | 142 | / |
| Ukeiwe | 73 | 84 | / |
| Ukuhwa | 73 | 78 | / |
| Ukieva | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ukewua | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ukaiwo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ukuwua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Hikiwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okuiwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ukkuwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ukeiwo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jikiwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ukaiba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukoiba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukoywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikoiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukijwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hokoiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hukibah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ukhuwah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Uskewad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jikijwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uchiwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukaijwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jikiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujkiwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okeiwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukaiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukuiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ukiwa
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