Ukwu Surname

95,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8381:36,6152,957
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ukwu (335) may also be a first name.

Ukwu Last Name Facts

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

Ukwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 95,016th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,454,600 people. Ukwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ukwu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 478,225th most widely held first name in the world, held by 335 people.

The last name Ukwu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,838 people, or 1 in 36,615. In Nigeria Ukwu is most frequent in: Abia, where 24 percent are found, Enugu, where 22 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ukwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ukwu last name are 31.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ukwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.25% more than the national average, earning $55,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.47% less than the national average, earning $36,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oukwu8948/
Uukwu898/
Hukwu897/
Ukwuh894/
Utkwu893/
Ukwut893/
Aukwu892/
Ukwuu892/
Udkwu891/
Ugkwu891/
Ohukwu8028/
Ahukwu806/
Ukwoud804/
Ukwuha801/
Ounkwu801/
Eunkwu801/
Ukwuch801/
Ugwu75310,898/
Okwu757,632/
Ikwu753,596/
Uqwu751/
Ukwuije73299/
Uhiekwu731/
Ugwuh6792/
Ikwau6737/
Eugwu6724/
Ookwu6722/
Ugwuu6720/
Okwui6719/
Ikwuh6713/
Uugwu6713/
Augwu6712/
Ughwu6712/
Okwau678/
Ugwui676/
Uegwu675/
Okgwu675/
Okwuy675/
Ikgwu674/
Ugweu674/
Uigwu674/
Ougwu673/
Ugwau673/
Ikweu672/
Ugwwu672/
Ugwus672/
Ikwuu672/
Ikwui671/
Ukwoo671/
Ockwu671/
Ugwgu671/
Jikwu671/
Uhgwu671/
Ugwou671/
Ugcwu671/
Okweu671/
Okwou671/

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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 Ukwu
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