Uneke Surname
Approximately 3,308 people bear this surname
Uneke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,301 | 1:53,663 | 4,093 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Uneke (375) may also be a first name.
Uneke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uneke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uneke (Hindi: उण्एके) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uneke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Uneke is the 135,802nd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,203,007 people. The surname Uneke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uneke are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uneke is also the 448,097th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 375 people.
The surname Uneke is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,301 people, or 1 in 53,663. In Nigeria Uneke is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 59 percent reside, Enugu, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uneke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uneke in the Hindi language | ||
| उण्एके | uneke | - |
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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 Uneke
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