Ukune Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Ukune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ukune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukune is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukune? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukune are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 63 percent reside, Kogi, where 30 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ukune
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