Ukwa Surname
Approximately 5,248 people bear this surname
Ukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,112 | 1:34,652 | 2,832 |
| Cameroon | 99 | 1:209,789 | 21,424 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Ukwa (435) may also be a first name.
Ukwa Demographics
Average Ukwa Salary in
United States
$51,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 91,238th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,388,633 people. The surname Ukwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukwa is also the 411,176th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 435 people.
The last name Ukwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,112 people, or 1 in 34,652. In Nigeria Ukwa is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 40 percent are found, Abia, where 11 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ukwa exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Ukwa Last Name Statistics demography
Ukwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.
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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 Ukwa
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