Ukiwu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ukiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ukiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ukiwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukiwu? popularity and diffusion
Ukiwu is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukiwu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Ukiwu is most common in: Abia, where 75 percent reside and Lagos, where 25 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukaiwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ukewu | 80 | 51 | / |
| Okiwu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ukuwu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikhiwu | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ukuewu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Okiewu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ikuiwu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okeiwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikiewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukhuwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuiwu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Okeiwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ucheiwuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okewu | 60 | 4,735 | / |
| Ukebu | 60 | 33 | / |
| Ikewu | 60 | 16 | / |
| Ikivu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuwu | 55 | 10 | / |
| Ikejwu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Okewuy | 55 | 3 | / |
| Ikeewu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Jikuwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jikewu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Okievu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Okejwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Okehwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Okewwu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikeawu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ugkebu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikuewau | 50 | 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 Ukiwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis