Ukuna Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ukuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ukuna (27) may also be a first name.

Ukuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukuna occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Ukuna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukuna are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Ukuna is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 87 percent reside, Osun, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukunga91221/
Gukuna9122/
Ukunai915/
Ukkuna913/
Hukuna912/
Aukunas8310/
Uzkunay834/
Ukunnah833/
Aukunaz831/
Aukunai831/
Okuna802,401/
Ikuna80210/
Ukuni80204/
Ucuna8075/
Ukune8032/
Ukona8019/
Ukuno8015/
Ukuny801/
Ukaumnna776/
Ukunnaya771/
Ikuina731,281/
Okunai73485/
Ukonna73233/
Okunna73135/
Okouna73116/
Ikunna7398/
Ukungo7363/
Okunah7332/
Jikuna7325/
Aukuni7323/
Ukinah7318/
Hukuni7314/
Ukungi7310/
Okunoa738/
Okauna738/
Aukona738/
Ukunoh736/
Okhuna734/
Ukonai733/
Ukinay733/
Ukunyi733/
Ukunne733/
Ukhuni731/
Okunha731/
Ukonha731/
Gukuno731/
Ukaune731/
Ikunau731/
Ikeuna731/
Hukuno731/
Ukonah731/
Ukhune731/
Uicuna731/
Hikuna731/
Ouskoumna711/
Uçkuner6761/
Okunnah6719/
Aucunas6719/
Uykuner678/
Okaunah674/
Ikunnah674/
Okounna674/
Utkunni674/
Okunnai672/
Okunnay671/
Ukaunge671/
Ucheuna671/
Ukonnaa671/
Ikunnaj671/
Huikona671/
Oukoune671/
Ukhinaj671/
Aukūnas671/
Okunoha671/
Ukungoh671/

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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 Ukuna
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