Ukuni Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ukuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1171:333,66922,303
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ukuni (63) may also be a first name.

Ukuni Last Name Facts

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

Ukuni (Marathi: उकुनी, Oriya: ଊକୁଣୀ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Ukuni live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ukuni is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 63 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda Ukuni is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 57 percent are found, Moyo District, where 32 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 3 percent are found. Beside Uganda Ukuni exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukueni9188/
Aukuni9123/
Hukuni9114/
Ukungi9110/
Ukunai915/
Ukunyi913/
Ukhuni911/
Utkunni834/
Aukunai831/
Okuni802,571/
Ikuni80783/
Ukoni80158/
Ukuna8097/
Ukini8047/
Ukune8032/
Ukuny801/
Goukouni777,136/
Aukounis771/
Okunai73485/
Okouni73130/
Ucungi73112/
Ikunyi7322/
Ikouni7317/
Hokuni7316/
Okuini739/
Okunei736/
Ikujni735/
Hukini735/
Okuuni734/
Ukkuna733/
Ukonai733/
Ukunne733/
Ikueni732/
Oukini732/
Okunni732/
Okuniy732/
Ikunni732/
Hukuna732/
Ukaune731/
Ukhune731/
Iekuni731/
Ikunih731/
Ikhuni731/
Aukini731/
Okunoi731/
Okhuni731/
Ucouni731/
Uykini731/
Ukonie731/
Ukuene731/
Ukonyi731/
Uçkuner6761/
Uykuner678/
Uzkunay674/
Okunnai672/
Auquini671/
Okeunyi671/
Okunhie671/
Ikuinyi671/
Okounyi671/
Okounie671/
Okounhi671/
Oukoune671/
Oukonhi671/
Ukoenni671/
Ukaunge671/
Okunnyi671/

Ukuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukuni in the Marathi language
उकुनीukuni-
Ukuni in the Oriya language
ଊକୁଣୀukuni33.33
ଊକୁଣିukuni33.33
ଉକୁଣିତାିukunitai33.33

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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 Ukuni
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