Ukya Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ukya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
India161:47,941,586492,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ukya (72) may also be a first name.

Ukya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ukya (Hindi: उक्या, Marathi: उक्या, Oriya: ଉକଯ୍ା, Russian: Укыа) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukya is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Ukya live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent forename globally, held by 72 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 95 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Ukya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gukya8927/
Hukya8911/
Uskya893/
Oukya891/
Ukyah891/
Ukyas891/
Ukhya891/
Uikya891/
Ukaiya807/
Ukoiya807/
Ukyahh804/
Ukayya802/
Oukhya802/
Ukeiya801/
Hukkya801/
Ikya75534/
Ukyo75474/
Ukia7588/
Ukyô751/
Oukhyad73136/
Haukøya7313/
Ukoiyah7310/
Aukayya731/
Ikyaa67694/
Ukiah67112/
Ikhya6788/
Aukia6785/
Ukhia6748/
Hikya676/
Jikya673/
Hukia673/
Gukia672/
Ukyoo671/
Hokya671/
Ukeha671/
Ikyah671/
Ukeah671/
Ikyha671/
Oukia671/
Eukea671/
Hukja671/
Ukjai671/
Ukias670/

Ukya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ukya in the Hindi language
उक्याukya-
Ukya in the Marathi language
उक्याukya-
Ukya in the Oriya language
ଉକଯ୍ାukaya83.33
ଉକାuka11.11
ଊକଯ୍ାukaya5.56
Ukya in the Russian language
Укыаukya-

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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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  • 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 Ukya
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