Ukponwan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukponwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukponwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ukponwan Last Name Facts

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

Ukponwan 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 Ukponwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukponwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ukponwan is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukponwan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ukponwan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Ukponwan is most frequent in: Edo, where 91 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria Ukponwan occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 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
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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 Ukponwan
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