Ukpai Surname

32,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukpai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukpai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,7481:11,2491,175
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Ukpai (3,559) may also be a first name.

Ukpai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukpai occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ukpai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukpai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,856th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 450,767 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukpai are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 118,756th most common first name globally, borne by 3,559 people.

The last name Ukpai is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15,748 people, or 1 in 11,249. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 35 percent reside, Abia, where 28 percent reside and Cross River, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ukpai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ukpai surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Ukpai earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $38,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukpayi9184/
Ukpaih916/
Udkpai914/
Ukpait913/
Ukpaji912/
Uekpai911/
Oukpai911/
Uckpai911/
Ukbpai911/
Ukpaai911/
Ukkpai911/
Uikpai911/
Ukpa896,166/
Ukpi89335/
Ukkpayi831/
Ukpah80639/
Okpai80413/
Ikpai80362/
Ukpaa80184/
Ukpie8089/
Ukpoi8016/
Oukpi805/
Ukpii804/
Ukpei803/
Oukpa802/
Ukpea802/
Ukpui802/
Ukpha802/
Ukphi801/
Aukpa801/
Ukpio801/
Ukpap801/
Hukpa801/
Ukpas801/
Ukpit801/
Ujkpi801/
Houkpayi771/
Oukpih73420/
Ukpoji73219/
Okpaji7386/
Ukpaha7329/
Houkpa7321/
Ikpaji7312/
Okphai7311/
Ahukpa7311/
Ukphah733/
Ukpaya733/
Goukpa732/
Okpaia732/
Ukpeji731/
Ukpahe731/
Ukpaye731/
Ukpeya731/
Ukpaja731/
Ukpoja731/
Ukpe6713,102/
Okpa6712,293/
Ikpi679,680/
Ikpa677,854/
Okpi67530/
Okpajie675/
Ukpj675/
Ugpa674/
Ikpahai671/
Okpayie671/
Houkpei671/
Houkpaï671/
Ukpayah671/
Okpahie671/
Ikpahii671/
Uqpa671/
Ukpy671/

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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 Ukpai
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