Ukom Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ukom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7301:242,66114,074
Philippines5841:173,35328,106
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312

Ukom (141) may also be a first name.

Ukom Last Name Facts

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

Ukom is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 277,914th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. Ukom is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Ukom are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukom is also the 778,371st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 141 people.

The surname Ukom is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 730 people, or 1 in 242,661. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 55 percent live, Cross River, where 18 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 42 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hukom891,433/
Ukoom8999/
Ukome8979/
Ukoum894/
Aukom891/
Ukkom891/
Hukoom80499/
Haukom80308/
Houkom80112/
Hukhom8048/
Oudkom8014/
Ukoime804/
Ukomhe803/
Audkom802/
Uukhom801/
Eukomm800/
Ukam756,308/
Okom753,120/
Ukum751,660/
Ikom75534/
Ucom7522/
Houkoum736/
Hukhoem734/
Ouskoum731/
Oukoume731/
Houdkom731/
Hukam6710,063/
Hukum672,513/
Ukham671,016/
Ukume67602/
Ugkum67351/
Hokom67330/
Okuom67224/
Ukkum6788/
Hucom6773/
Aukam6755/
Ickom6754/
Ukame6752/
Gukum6735/
Ukkam6732/
Jikom6714/
Uikam6713/
Okoum6713/
Gukam6712/
Uykum6710/
Aukum676/
Uzkum674/
Ukuum674/
Uckum674/
Uukam674/
Ikhom674/
Okkom673/
Hikom672/
Ukhum672/
Ikuom672/
Okoom672/
Oukam672/
Ukamt671/
Ockom671/
Ucome671/
Ikoom671/
Okoim671/
Uukum671/
Gucom670/
Aucom670/

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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
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  • 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 Ukom
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