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 last name Ukwo is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukwo is the 469,321st most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukwo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 373,684th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 512 people.
Ukwo is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria Ukwo is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 63 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Kogi, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Ukwo
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