Ukpela Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Ukpela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ukpela (21) may also be a first name.
Ukpela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukpela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukpela occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukpela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ukpela is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Ukpela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukpela are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukpela is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.
The last name Ukpela is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Ukpela is primarily found in: Benue, where 92 percent live, Nasarawa, where 6 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukpele | 83 | 169 | / |
| Ukpeli | 83 | 143 | / |
| Ikpela | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ukpola | 83 | 65 | / |
| Ukpala | 83 | 18 | / |
| Okpela | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ikpelaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ukpolla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpelia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oukpala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpila | 67 | 279 | / |
| Okpele | 67 | 151 | / |
| Ukpolo | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ikpala | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ukpalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ikpola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ukpile | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okpeli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ugpala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okpelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okpelou | 62 | 115 | / |
| Okpealo | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ikpeluo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ukpalio | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpeali | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ikpolya | 62 | 1 | / |
| Okpeilou | 57 | 57 | / |
| Okpeelou | 57 | 7 | / |
| Okpeïlou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Okpehelou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Houkpolou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ikpolo | 50 | 153 | / |
| Okpile | 50 | 15 | / |
| Ikpalo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Okpili | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ogpele | 50 | 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 Ukpela
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