Ukume Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Ukume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 592 | 1:299,228 | 16,719 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Ukume (73) may also be a first name.
Ukume Demographics
Ukume Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ukume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukume occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukume? popularity and diffusion
Ukume is the 535,476th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukume are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukume is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 73 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 592 people, or 1 in 299,228. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 76 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside and Taraba, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Ukume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukumeh | 91 | 14 | / |
| Ukaume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ukum | 89 | 1,660 | / |
| Oukoume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hukum | 80 | 2,513 | / |
| Ukuma | 80 | 943 | / |
| Ugkum | 80 | 351 | / |
| Ukime | 80 | 263 | / |
| Ikume | 80 | 144 | / |
| Okume | 80 | 127 | / |
| Ukkum | 80 | 88 | / |
| Ukome | 80 | 79 | / |
| Gukum | 80 | 35 | / |
| Ukumi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Uykum | 80 | 10 | / |
| Aukum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uckum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uzkum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukuum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukoum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ukhum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uukum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aukhumes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Udkummee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hukuma | 73 | 185 | / |
| Ukomeh | 73 | 54 | / |
| Jikume | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hukumi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okaume | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okeume | 73 | 10 | / |
| Huukum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hukuum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Okumeh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Utkhum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukhuma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikhume | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikuyme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okoume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ukimeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikueme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ukomhe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hukkum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ukouma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Autkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oudkum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukuemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okumme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukhime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haukum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukuuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikeume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukumai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hukime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goukum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huckum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Audkummee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okum | 67 | 1,751 | / |
| Ukom | 67 | 1,393 | / |
| Hokumei | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ucum | 67 | 66 | / |
| Houkoum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Euquime | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ucheume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okummeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukumova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikhumhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okhoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haukumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okummee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hukuhma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoumeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouskoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houckum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hauckum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ukume
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