Ukway Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ukway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Ukway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ukway is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ukway is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukway live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ukway is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Ukway is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 90 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ukwayi91338/
Ukwaya9147/
Ukwa895,248/
Ukwuayu831/
Oukwaya831/
Ukwahya831/
Huckway830/
Ukwah80133/
Ukwat80133/
Ukwai8094/
Okway8073/
Ikway8053/
Hukwa8022/
Ukwua8019/
Ukwaa8018/
Ukwwa804/
Ukwea803/
Aukwa802/
Ukwyi802/
Uikwa801/
Ukhwa801/
Ugkwa801/
Ukkwa801/
Ukwaj801/
Ukwad801/
Eukwa801/
Ukwha801/
Ounkwaye771/
Okwayo73818/
Ukweja73188/
Ukwaju73168/
Ukwaja7388/
Heukwa7363/
Okwayi7347/
Ikwaya7345/
Aukwai7338/
Uskuay7329/
Ukweya7328/
Ukwuye7326/
Ugwayi7316/
Ukwaji7316/
Ikwaye7314/
Haukwa7310/
Ukhwah7310/
Ahukwa739/
Okwaya736/
Ukwatt735/
Ikwayi735/
Ukwawe735/
Okwaiy734/
Ukwuja734/
Okwaye734/
Ukwiye731/
Hunkwa731/
Ukwaje731/
Ukwuyi731/
Ukwuha731/
Aukwae731/
Unkwah731/
Oukwey731/
Ukwoha731/
Ukwija731/
Ukweyi731/
Udkwat731/
Ukwiya731/
Ugwa673,503/
Okwa672,740/
Ikwa672,178/
Hookway671,755/
Ukwe67756/
Ugwuayi67228/
Ukua6794/
Okwy6761/
Jikwayo6727/
Ukwi6723/
Ukwuaja6711/
Okwuaya6710/
Uqwa679/
Gugwayi673/
Ukwuoha673/
Hockway672/
Ukwueyi671/
Ukwuoyo671/
Ukwajah671/
Ucwa671/
Ugwy671/
Ungwaye671/
Ehoukwa671/
Ukweyah671/
Ounkwai671/
Jikwayi671/
Ugwuaya671/
Ukwj671/
Heunkwa671/

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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 Ukway
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