Ukwang Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Ukwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Ukwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukwang has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Ukwang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ukwang reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ukwang is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Ukwang is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent are found, Cross River, where 32 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heukwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okwang | 83 | 1,726 | / |
| Ikwang | 83 | 162 | / |
| Ukwong | 83 | 78 | / |
| Ugwang | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hounkwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hungkwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okkwang | 77 | 46 | / |
| Ogkwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hougwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogwang | 67 | 61,054 | / |
| Okwong | 67 | 4,504 | / |
| Ugbang | 67 | 605 | / |
| Ikwong | 67 | 65 | / |
| Uquang | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ocwang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oguang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igwang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eunggwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuang | 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 Ukwang
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