Ukwan Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ukwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ukwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ukwan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukwan is the 2,635,433rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Ukwan live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Ukwan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 55 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 34 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukwane | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ukwuan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ukhwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uikhwan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ukkwand | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guckwan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ikwan | 80 | 1,323 | / |
| Okwan | 80 | 1,040 | / |
| Ukuan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ugwan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ukwam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ukwon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heukwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihkwan | 73 | 194 | / |
| Ickwan | 73 | 28 | / |
| Okwaan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ugwang | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikwain | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikwaan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwuan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ukwone | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ugwuan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hokwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okwain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikqwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unkwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukuhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ugwane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ughwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eugwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ungkuan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aungwan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hungwan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ungwaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aughwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukuagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huikuan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ukwan
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