Ukwai Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Ukwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 48 | 1:1,102,950 | 46,388 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Ukwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukwai occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,918,812th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukwai reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ukwai is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,102,950. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 67 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Ukwai is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 47 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ukwai
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