Ukowa Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Ukowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Ukowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukowa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukowa? popularity and diffusion
Ukowa is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Ukowa reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Ukowa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 55 percent are found, Abia, where 35 percent are found and Edo, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found.
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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 Ukowa
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