Ukponu Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Ukponu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ukponu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukponu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukponu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukponu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukponu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 72 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.
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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 Ukponu
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