Ukpong Surname

11,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukpong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukpong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria49,1011:3,608479
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
England731:763,26141,903
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ukpong (3,576) may also be a first name.

Ukpong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukpong is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukpong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ukpong is the 11,371st most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 147,464 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukpong are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 118,403rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 3,576 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 49,101 people, or 1 in 3,608. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 63 percent reside, Cross River, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ukpong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ukpong last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ukpong last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.

Ukpong earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $43,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukpoung9216/
Eukpong9211/
Ukpoong926/
Ukponng926/
Uukpong925/
Ukpongt924/
Ukkpong924/
Utkpong921/
Ukpoing921/
Ukpuong921/
Ugkpong921/
Ukpongg921/
Ikpong831,634/
Okpong83825/
Ukpang83245/
Ukpung8323/
Ukponk838/
Ugpong831/
Okpoong775/
Okphong774/
Uskpang771/
Ikpoung771/
Okpuong771/
Eukpang771/
Ikpang67612/
Ugpang67137/
Okpang6784/
Okpung6720/
Ocpong671/
Ikponk671/
Igpang504/
Ogpang503/
Okpank501/
Ikpank501/

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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 Ukpong
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