Ukume Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5921:299,22816,719
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Ukume (73) may also be a first name.

Ukume Last Name Facts

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

Ukume occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ukume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ukume is the 535,476th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname Ukume is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukume live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 73 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 299,228. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 76 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found and Taraba, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Ukume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukumeh9114/
Ukaume911/
Ukum891,660/
Oukoume831/
Hukum802,513/
Ukuma80943/
Ugkum80351/
Ukime80263/
Ikume80144/
Okume80127/
Ukkum8088/
Ukome8079/
Gukum8035/
Ukumi8015/
Uykum8010/
Aukum806/
Uckum804/
Uzkum804/
Ukuum804/
Ukoum804/
Ukhum802/
Uukum801/
Aukhumes774/
Udkummee772/
Hukuma73185/
Ukomeh7354/
Jikume7315/
Hukumi7313/
Okaume7313/
Okeume7310/
Huukum7310/
Hukuum7310/
Okumeh738/
Utkhum734/
Ukhuma734/
Ikhume734/
Ikuyme733/
Okoume733/
Ukimeh733/
Ikueme733/
Ukomhe733/
Hukkum732/
Ukouma732/
Autkum731/
Oudkum731/
Oukhum731/
Oukuma731/
Ukuemi731/
Okumme731/
Aukhum731/
Ukhime731/
Haukum731/
Ukuuma731/
Ikeume731/
Ukumai731/
Hukime731/
Okhume731/
Goukum731/
Huckum730/
Audkummee711/
Okum671,751/
Ukom671,393/
Hokumei6788/
Ucum6766/
Houkoum676/
Euquime675/
Ucheume674/
Okummeh674/
Ukumova672/
Ikhumhe672/
Okhoume671/
Oukouma671/
Haukumi671/
Okummee671/
Hukuhma671/
Okoumeh671/
Autkhum671/
Ouskoum671/
Houckum670/
Hauckum670/

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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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  • 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 Ukume
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