Ukong Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ukong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4191:422,77521,904
Malaysia1651:178,75310,756
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Ukong (165) may also be a first name.

Ukong Last Name Facts

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

Ukong is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 487,389th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,701,242 people. Ukong is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Ukong reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukong is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 165 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 422,775. In Nigeria Ukong is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 47 percent live, Cross River, where 39 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukkong9132/
Aukong915/
Utkong915/
Gukong915/
Hukong912/
Ukhong912/
Ukonng911/
Uskong911/
Uckong911/
Aukhong8329/
Utkhong8314/
Haukong831/
Hudkong831/
Ikong803,147/
Okong801,193/
Ukang80917/
Ukung80196/
Ucong8014/
Haukongq771/
Huttkong771/
Jikong73156/
Uckung7382/
Utkang7377/
Hikong7374/
Gukang7373/
Ukkang7365/
Okhong7342/
Ukkung7333/
Hukung7333/
Hokong7316/
Aukung7314/
Ukungs7314/
Ikkong7311/
Okkong738/
Gucong738/
Hukang738/
Ikoung734/
Udkang732/
Iekong731/
Uquong731/
Ikoing731/
Ikongh731/
Eukang731/
Okuong731/
Okoung731/
Uycong731/
Oukang731/
Gugkang6734/
Aukheng6714/
Hookong677/
Houkang675/
Huikang674/
Hugkang674/
Huicong674/
Ikonngh671/
Goukang671/
Gukhang671/
Hikoung671/
Huskung671/
Ihkhong671/

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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 Ukong
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