Ukpee Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Ukpee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Ukpee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukpee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukpee is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukpee? popularity and diffusion
Ukpee is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Ukpee is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukpee live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Ukpee is mostly found in: Benue, where 53 percent reside, Abia, where 35 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukpeye | 91 | 116 | / |
| Ukpeje | 91 | 60 | / |
| Ukpeeh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ukpe | 89 | 13,102 | / |
| Ukpeyeh | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ukpeh | 80 | 808 | / |
| Okpee | 80 | 112 | / |
| Ukpie | 80 | 89 | / |
| Oukpe | 80 | 54 | / |
| Ikpee | 80 | 40 | / |
| Ukppe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukpei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ukpea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aukpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hukpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uckpe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houkpeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeye | 73 | 306 | / |
| Okpeje | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ukpowe | 73 | 45 | / |
| Houkpe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ukpech | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukpaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukpuje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukpeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukpeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukpeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukpher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikpee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okpe | 67 | 30,830 | / |
| Ikpe | 67 | 21,898 | / |
| Ukpa | 67 | 6,166 | / |
| Ukpi | 67 | 335 | / |
| Ukpj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Houhkpe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukpoweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okpeihe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ukpy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpehie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpeeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houkpei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpeeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukpeyou | 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
- 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 Ukpee
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