Ukong Surname
Approximately 681 people bear this surname
Ukong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 419 | 1:422,775 | 21,904 |
| Malaysia | 165 | 1:178,753 | 10,756 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
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
The last name Ukong is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ukong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 487,389th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Ukong live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukong is also the 712,876th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 165 people.
The surname is most commonly used 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. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukkong | 91 | 32 | / |
| Aukong | 91 | 5 | / |
| Utkong | 91 | 5 | / |
| Gukong | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hukong | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ukhong | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ukonng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uskong | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uckong | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aukhong | 83 | 29 | / |
| Utkhong | 83 | 14 | / |
| Haukong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hudkong | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikong | 80 | 3,147 | / |
| Okong | 80 | 1,193 | / |
| Ukang | 80 | 917 | / |
| Ukung | 80 | 196 | / |
| Ucong | 80 | 14 | / |
| Haukongq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huttkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jikong | 73 | 156 | / |
| Uckung | 73 | 82 | / |
| Utkang | 73 | 77 | / |
| Hikong | 73 | 74 | / |
| Gukang | 73 | 73 | / |
| Ukkang | 73 | 65 | / |
| Okhong | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ukkung | 73 | 33 | / |
| Hukung | 73 | 33 | / |
| Hokong | 73 | 16 | / |
| Aukung | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ukungs | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ikkong | 73 | 11 | / |
| Okkong | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gucong | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hukang | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ikoung | 73 | 4 | / |
| Udkang | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iekong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uquong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikoing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikongh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eukang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uycong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gugkang | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aukheng | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hookong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Houkang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huikang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hugkang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huicong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikonngh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goukang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukhang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huskung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihkhong | 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
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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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