Ukwo Surname
Approximately 716 people bear this surname
Ukwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 714 | 1:248,099 | 14,359 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Ukwo (512) may also be a first name.
Ukwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukwo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ukwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwo? popularity and diffusion
Ukwo is the 469,321st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukwo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ukwo is also the 373,684th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 512 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 63 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Kogi, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukwoh | 89 | 40 | / |
| Ukwuo | 89 | 13 | / |
| Aukwo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Oukwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uikwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ukwoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Unkwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ukgwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ukwos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ukwoud | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oukwuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gukwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahukwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Augkwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwuoz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ukwa | 75 | 5,248 | / |
| Okwo | 75 | 4,017 | / |
| Ikwo | 75 | 1,448 | / |
| Ugwo | 75 | 988 | / |
| Ukuo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuoha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ounnkwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uckwood | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwuo | 67 | 589 | / |
| Ukwat | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ukwah | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ungwo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Hokwo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ugwoh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Okwuo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hukwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okwoi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ukwua | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ukwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okwho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ukuho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jikwo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ugwuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Auqwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Okwoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikwoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ukwwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikqwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Augwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uckuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okkwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikwoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ikwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukkuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ughwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okgwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ookwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usqwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eugwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ickwo | 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
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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 Ukwo
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