Ukiwe Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5821:304,36916,951
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ukiwe (158) may also be a first name.

Ukiwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukiwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukiwe is the 530,954th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The surname Ukiwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ukiwe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 730,165th most common first name globally It is held by 158 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 304,369. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 54 percent live, Enugu, where 9 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Jamaica, where 1 percent live.

Ukiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Ukiwe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukaiwe91253/
Ukeiwe9184/
Ukijwe911/
Ukiw891/
Ukaijwe831/
Hukuiwe831/
Ukiwa80309/
Okiwe80178/
Ukawe8012/
Ukibe809/
Ukuwe805/
Ukiwi804/
Ukewe804/
Ikiwe803/
Ukive801/
Houkuiwe771/
Ukieva7336/
Ukewhe736/
Ukewed734/
Ukauwe733/
Hukewe733/
Ukaiwa732/
Jikiwe732/
Ukeiwë731/
Ukheiw731/
Ukeweh731/
Oukawe731/
Hukuwe731/
Okiwei731/
Okaiwe731/
Ukeawe731/
Ukouwe731/
Ukkive731/
Ikiewei6721/
Ukiyeva676/
Ucheiwe672/
Ukew672/
Okiyawe671/
Aukuwei671/
Okiewei671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ukiwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis