Ukpera Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Ukpera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Ukpera (33) may also be a first name.
Ukpera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukpera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukpera is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukpera? popularity and diffusion
Ukpera is the 1,403,590th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukpera are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most common first name internationally, held by 33 people.
The surname Ukpera is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 69 percent live, Taraba, where 16 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukperaj | 92 | 365 | / |
| Ukperah | 92 | 11 | / |
| Ukperai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ukëperaj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hukperaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ukperi | 83 | 331 | / |
| Ukpere | 83 | 310 | / |
| Ikpera | 83 | 81 | / |
| Ukpara | 83 | 21 | / |
| Okpera | 83 | 19 | / |
| Ukpero | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ikperha | 77 | 389 | / |
| Ukperie | 77 | 30 | / |
| Ikperah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okpeara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ikperau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okpeira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ukperei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeerha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goukpere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ukpeerie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okpere | 67 | 1,545 | / |
| Okperi | 67 | 521 | / |
| Ukporo | 67 | 233 | / |
| Ukpiri | 67 | 60 | / |
| Okpero | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ikpara | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ikpira | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ukpiro | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ikpora | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ukparo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Okpira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugpara | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Ukpera
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