Ukua Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ukua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda441:887,25640,445
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Ukua (31) may also be a first name.

Ukua Last Name Facts

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

Ukua is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ukua.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ukua are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

The last name Ukua is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Moyo District, where 39 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 39 percent are found and Koboko District, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukwua8919/
Aukua899/
Ukuat894/
Uskua893/
Unkua891/
Ukuah891/
Udkua891/
Ukuaa891/
Ungkua8064/
Uskuay8029/
Gukgua801/
Ukwuha801/
Ukwa755,248/
Okua751,432/
Ikua751,218/
Ugua75107/
Uqua7542/
Ukuo754/
Ucua752/
Ukwuoha733/
Okuah67162/
Ukwah67133/
Ukwat67133/
Ukwai6794/
Okwua6772/
Uquah6758/
Uncua6739/
Ickua6735/
Ugwua6735/
Hukwa6722/
Ukwaa6718/
Augua6715/
Ukway6713/
Ukwuo6713/
Ouqua679/
Ukuho679/
Hugua678/
Uguah677/
Iekua676/
Jikua675/
Guqua675/
Ukwwa674/
Uugwa674/
Ikwua673/
Uckuo673/
Uguay673/
Ukwea673/
Ikuah673/
Aukwa672/
Uikwa671/
Ukwaj671/
Ugkwa671/
Uguai671/
Okgua671/
Ukwad671/
Okuea671/
Uquwa671/
Euqua671/
Uguas671/
Hokua671/
Ukkuo671/
Ihkua671/
Eukwa671/
Ukwha671/
Ukgba671/
Ukkwa671/
Ougua671/

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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 Ukua
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