Ukusa Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1801:984,12641,775
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Ukusa (48) may also be a first name.

Ukusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukusa is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukusa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukusa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukusa is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 984,126. In Nigeria Ukusa is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Cross River, where 6 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uekusa915,530/
Ukuesa91181/
Aukusa9114/
Oukusa916/
Ukusah911/
Ukusha911/
Gukusha831/
Okusa803,927/
Ikusa80172/
Ukusi8076/
Ukuse8039/
Ukosa8017/
Ukisa803/
Ukuso801/
Ukuza801/
Okusia73336/
Aukuso73238/
Ukisah7387/
Ukhosa7386/
Ukkisa7329/
Ukuser7315/
Ukissa7313/
Okusai7313/
Ikuesa738/
Okusah736/
Ukucha733/
Ukisay733/
Uquisa733/
Okousa732/
Okusha732/
Ukusić732/
Okussa732/
Ukucia731/
Oukisa731/
Hukisa731/
Ukosah731/
Ucusha731/
Ukosoa731/
Ukussi731/
Okoussa6726/
Ukhisah6720/
Utkusoy6718/
Gukusho6711/
Hukushi6710/
Hokusai672/
Oukouja671/
Oukossa671/
Oukhosa671/
Okousia671/
Ukuiseu671/
Gukushi671/

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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 Ukusa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis